Hurricane Ian, Forces NASA to Delay , Artemis Moon Mission Again.
BBC reports that NASA has been forced to pull
its Artemis-I Moon rocket off the launch
pad as Hurricane Ian approaches.
According to NASA, the Space Launch System (SLS)
vehicle will be moved back into its engineering
workshop to protect it from the storm.
According to NASA, the Space Launch System (SLS)
vehicle will be moved back into its engineering
workshop to protect it from the storm.
On September 27, Hurricane Ian is
expected to make landfall in Florida.
The storm is currently moving
through the Gulf of Mexico.
Meteorologists have forecast high
winds and heavy rain for
the Kennedy Space Center.
A massive tractor, the Crawler Transporter,
will slowly haul the rocket back to
NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). .
A massive tractor, the Crawler Transporter,
will slowly haul the rocket back to
NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). .
BBC reports that the precaution to protect
the multi-billion-dollar rocket is likely
to push its maiden flight back to November.
NASA's Artemis mission is the first
in a series of missions meant to return
humans to the surface of the Moon.
The initial uncrewed flight is
meant to be a safety demonstration
of the ship's hardware.
The next scheduled launch
will carry astronauts on a loop
around the Moon in 2024.
In late 2025, the Artemis-III mission
is scheduled to return astronauts
to the lunar surface