National administration office on aeronautics and space research for the first time started a lunar superheavy missile of SLS

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From a starting complex 39B in the Space center of a name of John Kennedy in State of Florida (United States of America) the superheavy missile of Space Launch System (SLS) which has to deliver the Orion spaceship to a circumlunar orbit is for the first time started. The live broadcast of action is conducted by National administration office on aeronautics and space research on YouTube. Start-up took place at 09:47 Moscow time within mission of Artemis I according to which Orion will be more than 25 days in space. The lowered capsule of the spaceship has to return on December 11 to Earth. Within Artemis I it is planned to check operability of the main Orion systems on the circumlunar...