Artemis: British astronaut Tim Peake ‘would love to go to the Moon’

Asked if he would become the first Briton to walk on the Moon, Major Peake was coy — but told the Telegraph that he was “glad the rumour was spreading!”

Before anyone can return to the Moon, however, NASA must first complete the Artemis II and II missions — an uncrewed and then crewed mission to put a capsule in lunar orbit.

Artemis I was scheduled to blast off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida this afternoon, but NASA officials halted the countdown 40 minutes before take-off before ultimately deciding to scrub today’s launch due to engine problems.

Prior to launch, all four of the SLS’s core stage R-25 engines needed to be conditioned and brought to the correct temperature for launch, but engine three did not respond as expected.

The next available launch window for the Artemis I mission is 12.48pm ET (5:48pm BST) September 2 — this Friday.

Article source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1661900/artemis-british-astronaut-tim-peake-would-love-go-moon-stokes-rumours-nasa-esa