Meteorologists with the U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 45 presently anticipate favorable weather conditions for tanking on April 3. NASA is streaming live video of the rocket and spacecraft at the launch pad on the Kennedy Newsroom YouTube channel. Activity at the launch pad likely will not be visible throughout the majority of the countdown, however some venting might be seen throughout tanking on April 3.
By NASA
April 2, 2022
NASAs Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen lit up by spotlights atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Friday, March 18, 2022, after being rollout out to the launch pad for the very first time at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
The launch group is on track to begin the countdown for the Artemis I damp gown practice session test. Meteorologists with the U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 45 presently predict beneficial weather conditions for tanking on April 3. There is presently less than a 10% possibility of lightning within 5 nautical miles of the launch pad.
The countdown is set to begin at 5 p.m. EDT April 1 with “call to stations” at L-45 hours, 40 minutes, when teams begin getting here to Kennedy Space Centers Launch Control Center. The approximately two-day damp gown practice session test for the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft will run the Artemis I release group through operations to pack propellant into the rockets tanks, perform a full launch countdown, demonstrate the capability to recycle the countdown clock, and also drain propellants to give them an opportunity to practice the treatments and timelines they will utilize for launch.
In addition to updates on this blog site, NASA will provide live updates on the Exploration Ground Systems Twitter account. NASA is streaming live video of the rocket and spacecraft at the launch pad on the Kennedy Newsroom YouTube channel. Activity at the launch pad likely will not show up during the bulk of the countdown, however some venting may be seen during tanking on April 3.
