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epa10156810 The SLS rocket with an Orion capsule, part of the Artemis 1 mission, is ready for the second launch attempt at the pad 39B in the Kennedy Space Center in Merrit Island, Florida, USA, 03 September 2022. NASA will attempt to launch Artemis 1 mission for the second time after the first attempt was postponed on 29 August due to engine issue that was identified and fixed. The Artemis 1 mission is an uncrewed test flight of the Orion spacecraft and the first launch of the SLS. The Artemis, the US space agency's first crewed Moon mission since Apollo 17 in 1972, is a space mission with the goal of landing the first female astronaut and first astronaut of color on the Moon. EPA/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH