After Two Failed Attempts, NASA Targets September 27 to Launch Artemis I Moon Mission; Sets October 2 as Backup
NASA will try to launch the Artemis I Moon mission on September 27 after two failures, with the opportunity for potential reserves on October 2 being reviewed. NASA said that his party adjusted the targeted date for a cryogenic demonstration test and the opportunity for further launch for Artemis I.
The body will conduct a demonstration test on September 21 before it was launched. “The updated date represents the careful consideration of several logistics topics, including additional values to have more time to prepare cryogenic demonstration tests, and then more time to prepare for the launch,” the US Space Agency said in a statement.
The Artemis I team has completed repair work to the hydrogen leakage area in one of the rocket machines. On September 3, NASA tried to launch Artemis I but cancel it after detecting liquid hydrogen leakage. Artemis I is a flight test without NASA that will provide a basis for human exploration in a deep space and demonstrate NASA’s commitment and ability to expand human existence to the moon and surrounding areas.
The US Space Agency, on August 30, rubbed the launch of the mission for the first time due to technical errors with one of the SLS rocket machines. During the second launch effort, the engineers saw a leak in the cavity between the side of the soil and the rocket side plate around the 8 -inch line used to fill and drain the liquid hydrogen from the SLS rocket.
