[ad_1] NASA’s Artemis 1 mission’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft left launch pad 39 at the Kennedy Space Centre at 8.51 AM IST and began its 6.4-kilometre journey back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. The space agency decided to roll back the rocket because the latest weather predictions associated with Hurricane Ian […]
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[ad_1] NASA is standing down from its Artemis I mission to the moon next week, as a tropical storm off the coast of South America creeps toward Florida and the agency’s launch site for the Space Launch System rocket. The US space agency said it will decide on Sunday whether to roll the rocket and […]
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[ad_1] NASA’s new moon rocket sprouted more fuel leaks Wednesday in a test ahead of a possible launch attempt next week, but engineers managed to get them down to acceptable levels. There was no immediate decision on whether NASA would try for a liftoff Tuesday given the sporadic nature of the hydrogen leaks, which have […]
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[ad_1] It’s not just rocket fuel propelling America’s first moonshot after a half-century lull. Rivalry with China’s flourishing space program is helping drive NASA’s effort to get back into space in a bigger way, as both nations push to put people back on the moon and establish the first lunar bases. American intelligence, military and […]
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[ad_1] While NASA began its work to replace the faulty hydrogen seal on the Artemis 1 mission’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, ISRO announced that it will be working on designing and building a reusable launch vehicle for the global market. Read about al the interesting space news that happened over the last week in […]
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[ad_1] NASA has selected Axiom Space to develop a moonwalking system for the Artemis III, which will put humans back on the surface of the Moon for the first time in 50 years. The contract, with a base value of $228.5 million is a task order to develop the next-generation Artemis spacesuit and supporting systems […]
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[ad_1] NASA’s second attempt to launch the Artemis 1 mission had to be scrubbed because of a hydrogen leak in a “quick disconnect” interface between the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the liquid hydrogen fuel feed line. The space agency will replace the faulty seal that caused the leak while the rocket is still […]
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[ad_1] NASA had to abort its second attempt to launch the Artemis 1 mission after a liquid hydrogen leak while the core stage was being fuelled. Mission engineers made three attempts at troubleshooting the issue but after all attempts failed, launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson officialy scrubbed the launch attempt. “We saw a large leak in […]
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[ad_1] Mission managers planned to meet later in the day to decide on a course of action. After Tuesday, a two-week launch blackout period kicks in. Extensive leak inspections and repairs, meanwhile, could require that the rocket be hauled off the pad and back into the hangar; that would push the flight into October, Nelson […]
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[ad_1] If all goes as hoped, NASA’s giant next-generation moon rocket SLS will blast off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 3 afternoon If all goes as hoped, NASA’s giant next-generation moon rocket SLS will blast off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 3 afternoon […]
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