The countdown was two and a half hours when NASA abandoned the launch of Artemis I on Saturday (3). With an estimated 250,000 people filling Florida beaches at the start of the weekend (today is Labor Day in the US), the launch director expects to witness a historic moment. Charlie Blackwell-Thompson canceled the game at 12:17 PM ET.
That afternoon, task managers decided to abandon other launch attempts in their early September (launch availability) windows. The liquid hydrogen leak detected for them is inside one of the Space Launch System’s (SLS) four RS-25 engines.
aviation agency said the team failed to contain what it called a “leaky hydrogen” an interface between the liquid hydrogen fuel supply line and the SLS rocket, in a fast connection.”
When will the next Artemis launch attempt be?
While the rocket is still on the 39B launch pad, Artemis I crews will assess the leak site in the coming days as they review the program to decide whether to seal the platform itself or take the equipment to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). ). in English abbreviation).
According to the American newspaper New York Timessenior NASA officials not only approved the decision to cancel the Saturday launch, as they said they were determined to wait no longer, maybe in the windows this month or October for the cause of the hydrogen leak to be fully understood and resolved.
Source: Tec Mundo
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