A close-up view of the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket inside High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on September 20, 2021. Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux
NASA has actually updated the schedule to move the combined Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Pad 39B at the firms Kennedy Space Center in Florida for checking to no earlier than March 2022.
NASA has actually added extra time to complete closeout activities inside the VAB prior to rolling the incorporated rocket and spacecraft out for the very first time. While the groups are not working any significant problems, engineers continue work associated with last closeout tasks and flight termination system screening ahead of the damp dress rehearsal.
The mobile launcher for the Artemis I objective, atop crawler-transporter 2, reaches the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 30, 2020. The agency will roll the combined Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft out of the VAB atop crawler-transporter 2 to Launch Pad 39B at the NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida for checking no earlier than March 2022. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Groups are taking operations a step at a time to ensure the integrated system is prepared to safely release the Artemis I mission. NASA is reviewing launch chances in April and May.
By NASA
February 3, 2022
