NASAs Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch 39B at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Sam Lott
The launch director stopped todays NASA Artemis I launch effort at approximately 8:34 a.m. EDT (5:34 a.m. PDT). The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft remain in a stable and safe configuration.
Artemis I will be the first incorporated flight test of NASAs Deep Space Exploration Systems: the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, with the recently updated Exploration Ground Systems at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
NASAs Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch 39B at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis I objective is the very first incorporated test of the companys deep area exploration systems: the Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft, and supporting ground systems. Credit: NASA/Sam Lott
The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft remain in a safe and stable configuration. NASAs Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch 39B at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis I mission is the very first integrated test of the firms deep space exploration systems: the Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft, and supporting ground systems.
Groups also are examining what seems a fracture in the thermal protection system material on among the flanges on the core stage. The flanges are connection joints that function like a joint on a t-shirt, are attached at the top and bottom of the intertank so the 2 tanks can be connected to it.
In addition to sending Orion on its journey around the Moon, SLS will likewise bring 10 small satellites that will perform their own science and technology examinations. It will provide a structure for human deep space exploration and show our commitment and ability to extend human presence to the Moon and beyond prior to the very first flight with team on Artemis II.