All systems go for highly anticipated Artemis 1 mission

All systems go for highly anticipated Artemis 1 mission

The NASA moon rocket stands ready less than 24 hours before it is scheduled to launch on Pad 39B for the Artemis 1 mission to orbit the moon at the Kennedy Space Center, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)All systems are a go for the highly-anticipated Artemis 1 test flight. The $37 billion Orion Spacecraft is set to launch from Kennedy Space Center on Monday. The unmanned lunar rocket will take a lap around the moon to test its capabilities before returning to earth six-weeks later. James Free, the Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development at NASA spoke on the topic.

Jan. 6 protestor dies of apparent suicide

Jan. 6 protestor dies of apparent suicide

Protesters participate in a political rally in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)A January 6 defendant died of an apparent suicide while awaiting sentencing. Recently, 47-year-old Pennsylvania native Mark Aungst who pled guilty in May to parading in a restricted building was found dead. The Lycoming County coroner has ruled the death to be a suicide. Aungst was expected to serve prison time, but an exact amount had not been set yet. He faced a maximum of six months.