'There's no change in our plan to attempt to launch on the 16th.'
Still, Parsons added that despite there still being a chance of mission managers discovering issues that would prevent a launch attempt on Wednesday , there is a great deal to be proud of in terms of how the Artemis 1 teams have persevered thus far through the mission's many setbacks.
"And I will tell you, the team is firing on all cylinders at this point, and so I just can't be more proud of them. Because I think if you were to ask me a couple of weeks ago, would we go through a storm like Hurricane Nicole and then be able to turn around and have cleared the vehicle and be in good shape, I would have said hey, chances are probably low. But this team has really just been firing on all cylinders," Parsons said.
Artemis 1 will see an uncrewed Orion spacecraft launch atop the SLS vehicle into lunar orbit. The mission is intended to lay the groundwork for future Artemis missions that will see humankind return to the moon with the eventual goal of establishing a sustainable human presence there. Artemis 2 will see a human crew placed into orbit around the moon no earlier than 2023, while Artemis 3, scheduled for 2024 or 2025, will see astronauts leave bootprints on the lunar surface once again.
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