NASA Moon Rocket Undamaged After Lightning Strikes Launch Pad, Ready for Launch. This was stated by officials, writes NBC News.

“Neither the rocket nor the capsule received any damage during Saturday's thunderstorm.; ground equipment was also not affected, ”said NASA..

Five lightning strikes hit the 183-meter towers surrounding the rocket at the Kennedy Space Center two days before the scheduled launch on August 29. However, the strikes were not powerful enough to require serious retesting..

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The 98-meter Space Launch System rocket is the most powerful NASA has ever built.. She's ready to send an empty crew capsule into orbit around the moon today — half a century after NASA's Apollo program landed 12 astronauts on the moon..

If the six-week test flight goes smoothly, astronauts could be back on the moon in a few years.. However, officials warn that the risk that the flight could be shortened is high..

Instead of astronauts, three test dummies are strapped to the Orion capsule to measure vibration, acceleration and radiation, one of the biggest dangers to humans in deep space.. One capsule alone has over 1000 sensors.

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It was reported that landing people on the moon is planned as part of the Artemis mission.. Earlier, NASA published a list of places that can become possible sites for landing people on the moon..