Launch of SLS is set for Tuesday, but a threatening storm could send the Artemis 1 rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building.
The Eastern Range’s concern had to do with the rocket’s flight termination system batteries, which need to be tested and recharged at regular intervals. This can’t be done at the launch pad. The abort system is designed to destroy the rocket mid-flight should it suddenly veer off course and threaten populated areas.
should it choose to move SLS back to the VAB, will have to get moving, as the process takes about two days.The officials said SLS can withstand 85-mile-per-hour wind gusts at the pad, while rollback can withstand sustained winds reaching 46 mph . A meeting will be held tonight at 5:00 p.m. ET to review the current situation.It’s a real shame that Tropical Storm Nine had to appear right now. A cryogenic tanking test held earlier this week went well, with.