The American space agency NASA(National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is rolling out its giant new Moon rocket to prepare it for a maiden flight. Known as the Space Launch System (SLS), the vehicle is being taken to Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a lift-off scheduled for the 29th of August.<br />”<br />”It will be a crucial and long-delayed demonstration trip to the moon in NASA's Artemis program, the United States multibillion-dollar effort to return humans to the lunar surface as practice for future missions to Mars. The debut outing is a test with no crew aboard, but future missions will send astronauts back to the lunar surface for the first time in over 50 years.<br />”<br />”According to media reports, if bad launch weather or a minor technical issue triggers a delay from 29th August, NASA has backup launch dates on 2nd and 5th September.<br />