NASA’s Artemis I moon rocket launch – the US space agency’s second attempt to send its lunar rocket to the Moon – was halted for the second time on Saturday after a fuel leak was detected. According to NASA, the launch will not take place on the next planned date of September 6, which means that the next launch window could be between September 19 and October 4, or in the second half of October. Artemis I, the agency’s first step toward returning humans to the Moon, will test the journey of Earth’s only natural satellite before attempting a manned trip.
In a press conference on Saturday after the launch of the Artemis I SLS-Orion spacecraft was called off, NASA said it would not attempt to launch the spacecraft during the current launch window that ends on Sept. 6. american space agency Having said That it aborted the launch after a leak was detected near the base of the rocket before launch, while liquid hydrogen was being pumped into the rocket.
According to Jim Frey, NASA’s associate director of Exploration Systems Development, the next possible launch window is September 19 to October 4. If NASA is unable to make a third attempt to launch the rocket by then, the next window will be October 17 through October. 31, he said.
“Over the next several days, teams will access the area of the leak at Launch Pad 39B, and in parallel conduct a schedule evaluation to provide additional data that will inform decisions about working to replace a seal. on the pad, where it can be tested in cryogenic conditions or inside the vehicle assembly building,” NASA communications specialist Rachel Kraft said in a post to the space agency Artemis Blog,
On August 29, NASA halted the first attempt to launch the Artemis I SLS-Orion spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, while engineers attempted to evaluate whether to bring the RS-25 engine to the bottom of the core stage. Why is there a bleed test for The proper temperature was not successful.
NASA could announce the next Artemis I launch date in the next several days. According to an AFP report, the rocket may not be able to launch in early October, as a crew of astronauts is about to use Kennedy Space Center for rocket launches to the International Space Station. According to the space agency, the launch may also take place in the second half of October.
