Lightning at the launch pad 🌩️ As teams prepared for the launch of #Artemis I, lightning struck the Launch Pad 39B protection system on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, at @NASAKennedy Space Center in Florida. This image was included in the @NASA Headquarters photographers’ collection of top 100 photos from 2022. The Orion spacecraft aboard the Space Launch System rocket launched successfully on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. Image description: A jagged bolt of lightning descends from the sky and connects with a tower on the right side of the rocket. The sky is a gloomy grey color with clouds. A river can be seen in the foreground. Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber #Lightning #Storm #SpaceLaunchSystem #Rocket #Florida #NASA #STEM #MegaMoonRocket #Orion #SpaceLaunchSystem #LunarMission