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That did not happen. A failure in one of the SLS rocket engines caused the mission to fly. Artemis 1 belonging POT to Moon It was suspended on August 29 this year.
Now, according to the launch windows provided by the space agency, its launch is scheduled for September 2.
engine breakdown
According to official information, at an altitude of almost 98 meters, fuel leaks were found in engine 3 of the SLS rocket.
As the flight time approaches POT the problem repeatedly stopped and restarted the ship’s propellant supply of nearly 1 million gallons of ultra-cold hydrogen and oxygen.
The gas station was already almost an hour late due to a thunderstorm at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
However, this was not the only problem: according to officials, there was a second apparent leak in the valve.
Later in the morning, a crack or some other defect was discovered in the central part of the large orange fuel tank with the four main engines.
“Launch Artemis I will not take place again today as crews are working on a problem with an engine leak.” POT on his Twitter account.
On Sunday night, there were also communication problems between the Orion capsule and the control center. The issue was resolved after hours, but also requires further analysis on other days.
High hopes for launch
Although there was no one on board the Orion capsule (only 3 dummies were traveling), thousands of people gathered on the coast of Florida to watch the rocket rise.
The launch is the first flight of a lunar exploration program in the 21st century. POTcalled sagebrush in honor of the mythological twin sister of Apollo.
If the tests are successful, the astronauts will go on a second flight into Earth’s orbit. Moon and they will be back in 2024. At the end of 2025, two people could land on the moon.
Now, with a delay, the next try Artemis 1 This will be on Friday, September 2nd. If this new deadline is not met, it will be attempted again on Monday 5, but a new bug could delay the launch by a couple of weeks.
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