After two delays, NASA says it needs more time to evaluate problems before moving forward with the Artemis I launch
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’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate. “We are not where we wanted to be.” Free said the stack, including the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, has to roll back into the Vehicle Assembly Building, unless they get a waiver from the range, which is run by the US Space Force.
. That troubleshooting plan was not successful. The team attempted the first plan again to warm up the line, but the leak reoccurred after they manually restarted the flow of liquid hydrogen. There was a 60% chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch, according to weather officer Melody Lovin. The Artemis I stack, which includes the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, continues to sit on Launchpad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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