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FLORIDA, US - NOVEMBER 16: American space agency NASA said, it is on track to launch the Artemis I moon mission on Nov. 16, which was delayed this time due to Tropical Storm Nicole. "There's nothing preventing us from getting to the 16th," said Jim Free, NASA's Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development at a news conference last week. The storm slammed Florida on Thursday as a Category 1 hurricane and continues to generate bad weather in that US state. The launch has been pushed back from Monday to next Wednesday, Nov. 16. NASA kept the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion capsule on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center during the storm, which generated 100 mph winds, much higher than the 85 mph the hardware is designed to cope with. Engineers made that decision in the best interests of the space flight equipment and Free said there are only some "touch-ups" and minor repairs and replacements to take care of before the next scheduled launch. The Artemis I uncrewed space mission is the first of three test flights of NASA’s deep space exploration systems. If the Nov. 16 launch is successful, the mission will last 25 days in space and the Orion capsule will splashdown on Dec. 11. The Artemis II mission, scheduled for 2024, will take four astronauts on an identical journey around the Moon and back. Artemis III is scheduled to take two astronauts to the lunar surface in 2025 or later. (Footage by Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)