NASA canceled the launch of Artemis 1 on Monday due to problems in one of the four rocket engines.
NASA’s Artemis mission was scheduled to begin this Monday, with the launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The launch of the SLS, an unmanned flight with the Orion capsule attached to the top, marks the beginning of the program with which the United States intends to return to the surface of the Moon in 2025, one year later than planned, placing the first female astronaut and the first black astronaut on lunar soil.
the launch of #Sagebrush It’s not happening anymore today as the teams deal with an issue with an engine bleeding. The teams will continue to collect data and we will keep you updated on the timing of the next launch attempt. https://t.co/tQ0lp6Ruhv pic.twitter.com/u6Uiim2mom
-NASA (@NASA) August 29, 2022
This morning, a detected fuel leak interrupted the countdown to the launch of the test flight of the new rocket, without a crew, reappearing in the same place where another leak had already been overcome in a countdown test carried out in the spring, explained the AP news agency.
Upon detecting the leak, launch controllers halted the supply operation, which had already been delayed by an hour due to thunderstorms off the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA still believed that it would be possible to carry out the launch of the new lunar rocket, but in reality the mission was canceled.
Source: TSF
