Drone video of launch pad 39B and the mobile launcher after the effective launch of the Artemis I objective on November 16, 2022. Engineers figured out the overall mobile launcher and pad systems all carried out as created during launch and are structurally sound. Credit: NASAs Kennedy Space Center
Starting the day of launch, Wednesday, November 16, and concluding Friday, November 18, the assessment allowed groups to examine locations on the mobile launcher and recognize specific damage and debris around the pad. Engineers recognized minor damage to umbilicals and the crew gain access to arm on the mobile launcher. Damage to the pneumatic lines associated with gaseous nitrogen and gaseous helium triggered the oxygen sensing units on the pad to show there were low oxygen readings due to leakages, which groups have given that isolated.
Damage to the elevators is the most substantial issue. This required the group to utilize the stairs for assessments on the 355-foot-tall tower structure, which has 662 actions, and extended the time required for the assessment. The elevators will remain out of service for numerous months to finish repairs.
The ground systems, umbilical retracts on the mobile launcher, software, and ignition over pressure and sound suppression system from the water deluge system at Kennedys Pad 39B all supported the launch as expected throughout countdown and launch of Artemis I. Credit: NASA
Teams are unsure whether that was separated throughout the launch or during Hurricane Nicole. Overall, the mobile launcher and pad post-launch assessments have yielded findings that are constant with expectations and comparable to those of area shuttle launches.
Groups remain in the process of coordinating and arranging repair work to be finished before the mobile launcher returns to the Vehicle Assembly Building in numerous weeks and later is required to a parking place at Kennedy where it will go through emergency situation egress adjustments and screening to prepare for the Artemis II crewed mission.
NASAs Space Launch System rocket bring the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, November 16, 2022, from Launch Complex 39B at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASAs Artemis I mission is the first incorporated flight test of the agencys deep area expedition systems: the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and ground systems. SLS and Orion went for 1:47 a.m. EST, from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber
Following the successful Artemis I liftoff of the worlds most powerful rocket from NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, groups carefully evaluated the mobile launcher and infrastructure at Launch Pad 39B. Engineers have actually figured out that the overall mobile launcher and pad systems all carried out as designed during launch and remain structurally sound.
The ground systems, umbilical retracts on the mobile launcher, software, and ignition over pressure and sound suppression system from the water deluge system, which sprays water to moisten the acoustic shock and secure the deck of the mobile launcher from the flames of the engines, all supported the launch as expected throughout countdown and as the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket imparted 8.8 million pounds of thrust onto the structure while leaving Earth.
Teams at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida carefully assessed the mobile launcher and infrastructure at Launch Pad 39B following the Artemis I release. It was determined the overall mobile launcher and pad systems performed as created throughout launch and are structurally sound. Credit: NASA
” The expedition ground systems exceeded our expectation for its total performance,” Artemis objective supervisor, Mike Sarafin stated during a November 21 news briefing following Orions closest lunar flyby. “We did have a bit of damage on the mobile launcher, but it will be prepared to support Artemis II and we had actually accounted for that previously in our pre-plan and our spending plan for the time between Artemis I and II.”
NASAs Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, November 16, 2022, from Launch Complex 39B at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASAs Artemis I mission is the first incorporated flight test of the agencys deep area expedition systems: the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and ground systems. SLS and Orion introduced at 1:47 a.m. EST, from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space. Teams at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida carefully evaluated the mobile launcher and infrastructure at Launch Pad 39B following the Artemis I introduce. Drone video of launch pad 39B and the mobile launcher after the successful launch of the Artemis I objective on November 16, 2022.