After a series of delays from leaking seals to Hurricane Ian, NASA announced the date for the fourth launch attempt of the Artemis I moon mission.
But another liquid hydrogen leak was discovered, butsince all the objectives were met and engineers were able to manage the leak and fill up the liquid hydrogen side of the rocket.Hurricane Ian that forced their hands
to roll both the rocket and the spacecraft from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center to the Vehicle Assembly Building. Ian hit the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, Sept. 29. The Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft are seen on the mobile launcher as they were being shipped back to the Vehicle Assembly Building before Hurricane Ian hit. They will make a reverse journey back to Launch Pad 39B on Friday, Nov. 4, stated NASA.
“Teams will perform standard maintenance to repair minor damage to the foam and cork on the thermal protection system and recharge or replace batteries on the rocket, several secondary payloads, and the flight termination system,” NASA stated on Wednesday.The Artemis program has three missions: Artemis I, Artemis II and Artemis III.
Artemis I is an uncrewed test flight that is designed to provide NASA with information that will be utilized for the two later missions. Currently, Artemis II is scheduled for 2024 and Artemis III is set for 2025, which will see the return to humans on the moon.
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