CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC) hosted a launch party for the Artemis Mission Monday despite the launch being scrapped by NASA.
The unmanned spacecraft was supposed to blast off to orbit the moon Monday morning at around 8:30 a.m. But a hydrogen leak postponed the launch. While troubleshooting that problem, crews found additional issues and scrubbed the launch.
The next possible launch date is Friday.
If successful, the mission could lead to humanity's return to our closest space neighbor.
During CMC's watch party, people can find space-themed experiments at the "Stem Lab" along with replica items from Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 mission.
Armstrong was the first person in history to set foot on the moon back in 1969. Armstrong lived in the Cincinnati region for part of his life and taught at The University of Cincinnati.
The mission is a tribute to NASA's first Apollo moon missions. The goal is for the craft to go into a lunar orbit. The future of humanity's return to the moon is riding on the success of this Artemis mission.
Artemis means the "goddess of the hunt," according to Greek Mythology. She is heavily associated with the moon and she's the twin sister of Apollo.
The launch party is free with admission to the Museum Center.
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