NASA's Artemis I Mission
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What is Artemis 1?
Formerly called Exploration Mission-1, this uncrewed mission was an extensive test of the Space Launch System (SLS) and the Orion module.
The Space Launch System is the most powerful rocket ever built, generating 8.8 million pounds of thrust on liftoff, making it 1.3 million pounds more powerful than the Saturn V rocket used in the Apollo missions.
Artemis 1's journey took it 450,000km to the Moon, where it orbited 400km above the lunar surface, before continuing approximately 64,373 km beyond into deep space. After a mission length of 25.5 days, the module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean near California on 11 December.