Finally, after years of yoyo, cancellations, drama and several administration changes. The Artemis program is entering a new exciting phase with the first launch of the new Space Launch System rocket (or SLS).
The payload is an unmanned Orion capsule which will sail into space and towards the Moon for a mission that will last for about a month (End of Mission : UNKNOWN - depends on the launch date). The Orion capsule last flew on the 5th of December 2014 (shoutout to those who remembers that flight and thought we were âcloseâ to this launch).
The Orion capsule is designed to host up to 6 astronauts on-board. If todayâs mission is âsuccessfulâ, Artemis II (NET 2024) will send several astronauts to orbit the Moon, the first mission of its kind since Apollo 17 (December 1972 - 50 years ago, since then we lost the technical capability to land on the Moon).
All the students always watch the launches either from campus or from our apartments here in Daytona. Hopefully it launches because this is one of few Florida mornings where it isnât (completely) overcast or storming yet. đ
I regret to inform you all, the Artemis Launch today has been scrubbed due to engine faults. Therefore, the engines has been deemed unsafe for launch until further notice. đ„ș
Basically what @A-FitzGerald said, but itâs now official everywhere.
It was scrubbed I am very sad I am out here at launch pad looking to watch it and it is scrubbed so I am now enjoying my drive back to the west coast to head to school
Now targeting Saturday, Sept. 3 for the launch of the Artemis I flight test around the Moon. The two-hour launch window opens at 2:17 p.m. ET (18:17 UTC).
NASA will make a decision tomorrow on whether or not they will shelter SLS inside the VAB from a tropical storm coming to the coast of Florida. To everyone living in the Sunshine State, stay safe!
Well⊠as Scott Manley said : this rocket has been stuck in the future :/
Although I really hope it will take off BEFORE Starshipâs first orbital flight. It would otherwise be politically embarrassing for NASA and its private partners (especially for Boeing).
This is not going to be a tropical storm I am going to have a direct hit of the storm as I sand bag my house it is expected to get up to a Cat 4 hurricane and is expected to do catastrophic damage
