The SLS is an advanced, heavy-lift rocket that will provide a totally new capability for science and human exploration beyond Earths orbit. Credit: NASA
NASA is now targeting Monday, November 14, for the next launch effort of the Artemis I mission. The 69-minute launch window will open at 12:07 a.m. EST for liftoff of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket bring the Orion spacecraft. Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test to release SLS and send out Orion around the Moon and back to Earth to thoroughly test its system prior to flying with astronauts onboard..
Assessments and analyses over the previous week have actually verified minimal work is required to prepare the rocket and spacecraft to roll out to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the roll-back due to Hurricane Ian. They will also recharge or change batteries on the rocket, a number of secondary payloads, and the flight termination system.
NASA has actually requested backup launch chances for Wednesday, November 16, at 1:04 a.m. and Saturday, November 19, at 1:45 a.m. Both of these feature two-hour launch windows. A launch on November 14 would result in an objective period of about 25-and-a-half days with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, December 9..
By NASA
October 13, 2022