An engine problem caused the agency to postpone the launch that will kick off the Artemis program, the first major lunar mission since the Apollo era.
back the launch of its Artemis 1 mission to the moon due to an issue with one of the engines of the giant SLS rocket.
This morning, the team also spotted a problem with a vent valve, and an incoming rainstorm and chances of lightning strikes also posed risks. After troubleshooting for more than an hour, launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson called today’s attempt a scrub. None of the officials—which included NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Jim Free, the agency’s associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate—were ready to say whether a longer delay and more serious repairs would be necessary. “We’re not going to have all the data and implications today, but we felt we owed it to you to share what we know,” said Free.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
NASA's Artemis I launch has the world excited for MondayArtemis I is scheduled to launch from the Space Agencies Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, August 29. This exploration will be the second mission to the Moon since 1972, when its biggest rocket, the Saturn V, took Apollo astronauts to the Moon.
Baca lebih lajut »
NASA's next-generation megarocket set for debut test launch to moonNASA's colossal next-generation rocketship was set for its long-awaited debut launch on Monday on an uncrewed, six-week test flight around the moon and back, marking the first mission of the space agency's Artemis program, successor to Apollo.
Baca lebih lajut »
How to watch NASA's Artemis I moon rocket launch: TV schedule, streaming infoNASA returns to the moon 50 years after the final Apollo mission. Artemis I will launch into space from Kennedy Space Center. Here is how to watch.
Baca lebih lajut »
What time is NASA's Artemis I mega-rocket moon launch? Watch live onlineFifty years after the final Apollo mission, NASA's Space Launch System is ready to launch a spacecraft capable of carrying humans to the moon.
Baca lebih lajut »
NASA moon rocket on track for Monday launch despite lightning hitsThe 322-foot Space Launch System rocket is the most powerful ever built by NASA. It’s poised to send an empty crew capsule into lunar orbit, a half-century after NASA’s Apollo program, which landed…
Baca lebih lajut »
NASA Moon Rocket on Track for Launch Despite Lightning HitsNASA’s new moon rocket remains on track for a Monday liftoff, despite a series of lightning strikes at the launch pad. Officials said Sunday that neither the rocket nor ground equipment suffered any damage. Five lightning strikes were confirmed Saturday, hitting the 600-foot towers surrounding the rocket at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. The 322-foot rocket is the most powerful ever built by NASA. It’s poised to send an empty crew capsule into lunar orbit, 50 years after NASA’s Apollo program. Astronauts could return to the moon in a few years, if this six-week test flight goes well.
Baca lebih lajut »