UPDATE: According to NASA, the launch is currently in an unplanned hold as the team works on an issue with engine number 3
Based on the constantly changing positions of the Earth and moon, only one other opportunity is available after that — September 5 at 5:12 p.m. — before the rocket would have to be hauled off the pad and back to the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building for servicing.
NASA plans to follow the uncrewed Artemis 1 mission by launching four astronauts on a looping around-the-moon flight in 2024, setting the stage for the first astronaut landing in nearly 50 years when the first woman and the next man step onto the surface in the 2025-26 timeframe. The countdown began Saturday and proceeded smoothly until late Sunday night when offshore storms with rain and lightning moved within about six miles of launch complex 39B, violating NASA safety rules.
After reverting back to slow fill and allowing temperatures to equalize across the plumbing, fast fill was restarted and this time around, there were no issues. The Space Launch System moon rocket atop pad 39B on Monday morning, August 29, 2022, awaiting blastoff on a mission to send an uncrewed Orion capsule on a 42-day shakedown flight beyond the moon and back.NASA carried out four dress rehearsal countdowns and fueling tests leading up to Monday's attempt, and all four encountered problems. During the most recent test June 20, a 4-inch quick-disconnect fitting, used to route hydrogen to the engines for cooling, developed a leak.
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