Artemis 1, the first mission of the Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon was launched successfully November 16, 2022, at 01:47:44 EST. It's mission - to test the Orion spacecraft, especially its heat shield. The Orion capsule is currently in orbit around the moon. Secondary missions include ten CubeSats, also on a trajectory to the Moon.
One of those sats, the LunaH-Map spacecraft, failed to ignite it's engine, probably due to a stuck valve (how many times have we heard that one before). Read the complete story at Space.com.
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