However, engineers postponed a final decision on the rollback to Sunday to allow for additional data collection and analysis.
As Tropical Storm Ian keeps brewingNASA announced its decision to call off an attempt to launch the Artemis I mission to the moon this Tuesday.
The Space Center made the decision at a Saturday morning meeting.according to update The team has been told by NASA that it’s best to refrain from advancing Tuesday’s launch date.
Aborting the launch will allow the team to return the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building.
However, engineers postponed a final decision on the rollback to Sunday to allow for additional data collection and analysis. If Artemis I’s management chooses to roll back, the massive 5.75 million pound, 322 foot tall structure will begin moving to safety in the vehicle assembly building late Sunday night or early Monday morning.
“Agencies have adopted a step-by-step approach to their decision-making process, enabling agencies to protect their employees by completing a safe roll-in to address family needs on time, while simultaneously We are protecting our employees’ option to push forward.If the weather forecast improves, we will have a chance to launch in the current window,” NASA wrote in an update.
NASA will continue to monitor updates from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the US Space Force, and the National Hurricane Center.
of Rockets can withstand gusts of 85 mph According to the Associated Press, the pad only has 46 mph while it’s on the move.
This will be the third launch attempt of the most powerful Space Launch System rocket NASA has ever built. Fuel leaks and other technical problems canceled her first two trials (late August and his early September).
Tropical Storm Ian maintains a nasty forecast path toward southwestern Florida and is expected to hit late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. Attention meteorologists, governors. Ron DeSantis declared emergency Friday afternoon in Florida’s southernmost 24 counties.
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