NASA postpones launching its rocket to the moon again
The curse continues to haunt the first mission of the “Artemis” space program, as the launch of the new huge NASA rocket “SLS” to the moon was postponed again, due to the storm “Nicole”, which is expected to hit Florida in the middle of the week, to be scheduled for Wednesday. November 16 is the next date for it, according to what NASA announced yesterday.
The take-off was scheduled for November 14, but "NASA" made it clear in a statement that it wanted to enable its employees to meet the "needs of their families" in the face of this storm, which is likely to turn into a hurricane. The agency added that returning the missile to its launch position after the storm had passed will also require "sufficient logistical time."
And on November 16, the launch window will open at 1.04 am local time (06.04 GMT), if “conditions are safe for employees to return to work,” and “after conducting the necessary checks after the storm has passed,” she explained. "NASA".
The take-off was scheduled for November 14, but "NASA" made it clear in a statement that it wanted to enable its employees to meet the "needs of their families" in the face of this storm, which is likely to turn into a hurricane. The agency added that returning the missile to its launch position after the storm had passed will also require "sufficient logistical time."
And on November 16, the launch window will open at 1.04 am local time (06.04 GMT), if “conditions are safe for employees to return to work,” and “after conducting the necessary checks after the storm has passed,” she explained. "NASA".
And, if necessary, the missile can be launched on another date set by the agency as a precaution, which is November 19. And “NASA” also reported yesterday that it is working to identify “additional launch possibilities.”
Earlier, NASA made two launch attempts for this rocket, at the end of August and then at the beginning of September, but had to cancel them at the last minute due to technical problems.
The unmanned Artemis 1 mission will be the first in the major US program to return to the moon. NASA's new flagship "Artemis" program will also allow humans to return to the moon and transport the first woman and the first person of color there.
Fifty years after the last mission of the "Apollo" program, the "Artemis 1" mission will not transport any astronauts on board. This mission aims to verify that the Orion capsule, located on top of the rocket, is safe to transport human crews in the future.
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