We are “go” for tanking. Launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson has given the “go” to officially begin propellant loading operations. During tanking operations, teams will load the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen, beginning with the rocket’s core stage and then the interim cryogenic propulsion stage. At 3:30 p.m. EST, NASA TV coverage begins with commentary of tanking operations. Full coverage begins at 10:30 p.m. EST in English and at midnight Wednesday, Spanish coverage begins on the NASA_es YouTube page. The two-hour launch window for the #Artemis I mission to the Moon begins at 1:04 a.m. EST (0604 UTC) on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. Image Description: The Moon is faint in the blue sky above the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft, which sit at the launch pad. The SLS is butterscotch colored with two white boosters on either side, Orion is white, and the structures are gray. At the bottom of the image, green trees and foliage lie in the ...