NASA says its moon rocket needs only minor repairs after enduring a hurricane and is on track for liftoff next week.
NASA's new moon rocket sits on Launch Pad 39-B Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. – NASA's moon rocket needs only minor repairs after enduring a hurricane at the pad and is on track for its first test flight next week, a top official said Friday.
The wind never exceeded the rocket’s design limits as Hurricane Nicole swept through Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, according to Free. But he acknowledged if the launch team had known in advance that a hurricane was going to hit, they likely would have kept the rocket indoors. The rocket was moved out to the pad late last week for its $4.1 billion demo mission.
NASA had been aiming for an early Monday launch, but put it on hold for two days because of the storm. NASA wants to test all the systems before putting astronauts on board in 2024 for a trip around the moon.
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