Faced with stormy weather ahead of Tropical Storm Ian, which is expected to become a hurricane, NASA managers Saturday ruled out a third attempt to launch the Artemis 1 moon rocket Tuesday.
, which is expected to become a hurricane, NASA managers Saturday ruled out a third attempt to launch the Artemis 1 moon rocket Tuesday but held open the option of making a run at blastoff on October 2, the current backup date.
A decision is expected Sunday. If rollback is ordered, the 4.2-mile-trip from pad 39B to the Kennedy Space Center's iconic Vehicle Assembly Building would begin late Sunday or early Monday. The rocket's upcoming maiden flight — the Artemis 1 mission — will be unpiloted. NASA hopes to launch four astronauts on an around-the-moon trip in 2024 followed by a landing near the south pole in the Artemis 3 mission, optimistically targeted for launch in the 2025-26 timeframe.
After multiple fueling tests and work to address multiple problems, including repeated hydrogen leaks, NASA attempted to launch the Artemis 1 mission on August 29 only to be derailed by more trouble with liquid hydrogen plumbing at the pad. A second attempt September 3 also was called off by yet another hydrogen leak.
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