Teams are moving forward to the Moon with a second launch attempt of the Artemis I mission on Saturday, 3 September. The two-hour launch window starts at 20:17 CEST (19:17 BST).
The original countdown stopped last
Monday, 40 minutes before the targeted liftoff. The flight team took the
decision to postpone the uncrewed launch after encountering issues cooling one
of the four main engines, a valve glitch and a hydrogen leak.
Mission managers met Tuesday to discuss
data and address issues that arose during that first launch attempt. In order
to remedy the engine temperate issue, NASA’s launch teams at the Kennedy Space
Center will begin chilling the rocket’s engines earlier in the countdown.
ESA’s European Service Module (ESM) remains ready to drive the Orion spacecraft onwards to the Moon. Though there is no crew aboard Artemis I, the ESM is designed to provide for astronauts’ basic needs, such as water, oxygen, nitrogen, temperature control, power and propulsion, taking the Orion capsule to its destination and back.
Live coverage
The countdown restarts for the first human-rated launch to the
Moon in over half a century.
Watch the most powerful rocket ever built launch on 3 September from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. Follow the livestream on ESA Web TV starting at 18:15 CEST (17:15 BST). The launch window will run from 20:17 to 22:17 CEST.
Source: ESA
Source: Second
try for the Artemis I Moon flight – Scents of Science (myfusimotors.com)
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