Join us for the first attempt to launch Artemis I, this week on Planetary Radio.

We have NASA Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft out on Historic Launchpad 39B.

The launch window opens in less than 24 hours that's very exciting to say.

It's going to be humanity's first step in going back to the moon.

Welcome, I'm Matt Kaplan of the Planetary Society with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.

Another very special show this week as we travel to Florida's Space Coast for the first attempt to launch the giant Space Launch System rocket.

We have lots of special coverage including conversations with NASA Associate Administrator Thomas Urbuchen.

NASA Chief Scientist Kate Calvin, European Space Agency astronaut Toma Piscay,

everyday astronaut Tim Dodd and many others.

In fact, we talk with too many people to include in one show.

You'll hear our conversations with the leaders of the European Space Agency,

Issa, the German Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency next week.

They and at least 100,000 others, including 800 members of the media,

had come to the Kennedy Space Center for what we hoped would be the first launch of the SLS.

As you know, it was not to be.

Both the August 29th and September 3rd attempts were scrubbed.

As we publish this week's show, NASA has not yet announced when it will try again.

Engineers still need to fix this serious liquid hydrogen leak that ended the second launch attempt.

So, no actual launch to bring you but it was still a wonderful trip.

Just a little bit of other space news before we get started and it begins with a sad announcement.

Astronomy, science and all of humanity have lost one of the greats.

Frank Drake has died.

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