NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Launch: Reschedule Pending | Kennedy Space Center

NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Launch: Reschedule Pending | Kennedy Space Center

A NASA helicopter flies past the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, as the launch countdown progressed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis I flight test is the first integrated test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. 

The launch director halted today’s Artemis I launch attempt at approximately 8:34 a.m. EDT. The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft remain in a safe and stable configuration. Launch controllers were continuing to evaluate why a bleed test to get the RS-25 engines on the bottom of the core stage to the proper temperature range for liftoff was not successful, and ran out of time in the two-hour launch window. Engineers are continuing to gather additional data.

All about Artemis I:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-i/

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Release Date: August 29, 2022

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