NASA is planning to launch Artemis 1 on the morning of Aug. 29 despite a series of strikes on the lightning protection system at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The space agency says "there were three lightning strikes to the lightning protection system towers at Launch Pad 39B – a strike to Tower 1, and two strikes to Tower 2," on Aug. 27. But NASA will continue to prepare to launch Artemis 1 between 8:33 and 10:33am on Aug. 29.

"Overnight engineers evaluated data from lightning strikes to the lightning protection system at Launch Pad 39B that occurred yesterday," NASA says. "They confirmed the strikes were of low magnitude and had no impacts to Space Launch System, Orion, or ground systems."

The Orlando Sentinel reports that more than 200,000 people are expected to visit "the Florida Space Coast" to watch the launch. Many more are likely to watch it virtually—the launch will be streamed on NASA TV, the NASA app, and NASA's website as well as Twitch and YouTube.

NASA says it will also be providing full launch coverage for Artemis 1 on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social platforms.

"The first in an increasingly complex series of missions," the space agency says, "Artemis I will pave the way for long-term lunar exploration, providing the foundation for extending human presence to the Moon and beyond." More information is available via NASA's website.