Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Artemis I launch

Artemis I launch

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Original – NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Reason

High quality.

Articles in which this image appears

Artemis I, Space Launch System

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there

Creator

NASA/Joel Kowsky

• Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 20:03, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support, Artem.G (talk) 08:13, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
• Comment – Would have been more interesting if fotog had caught the subject rising. This is just another rocket on the pad. – Sca (talk) 15:13, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

  PS: See this visual coverage of Vulcan moon rocket launching Jan. 8. -- Sca (talk) 15:32, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

• Support – It's a bit noisy but not bad, probably sharpening artifacts in post-process. Bammesk (talk) 02:23, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
• Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:33, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
• Support Feels a bit grainy for 2022, but it's a night shot. Inclined to give it a pass, but i other ohotis of better quality exist, I'd prefer to promote those. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.7% of all FPs.} 13:28, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

  Assume you meant if other shots. -- Sca (talk) 14:05, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Promoted File:Artemis I Launch (NHQ202211160017).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:14, 14 January 2024 (UTC)