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NASA delays Artemis I Moon launch again on tropical storm risk

September 25, 2022September 25, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[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 […]

NASA eyes September 27 launch for Artemis 1 Moon mission

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] After two failed attempts, NASA is targeting a September 27 launch date for its Artemis I mission. The space agency is also reviewing a potential backup launch window option for October 2. On September 27, the launch window opens at 11.37 AM EDT (9.07 PM IST). Ahead of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket […]

NASA to replace faulty Artemis 1 hydrogen seal while rocket still at launch pad

September 7, 2022September 7, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[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 […]

NASA to make second attempt at debut moon rocket launch on Sept. 3

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[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 […]

NASA to make second attempt at debut moon rocket launch on Saturday

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] NASA aims to make a second attempt to launch its giant next-generation moon rocket on Saturday, Sept. 3, five days after a pair of technical issues foiled an initial try at getting the spacecraft off the ground for the first time, agency officials said on Tuesday. But prospects for success on Saturday appeared clouded […]

Artemis I launch to pave way for future moon settlement

August 28, 2022August 28, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] 2030 will be the decade to watch for long-term settlement of the moon, and potentially Mars as well. But it all starts now, with the launch of Artemis I on August 29. Artemis I is an uncrewed test mission, but it’s the first step toward putting humans back on the moon since the 1972 […]

Why NASA is going back to the Moon

August 28, 2022August 28, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] “We are going.” That is the catchphrase that NASA is using in the lead-up to the debut flight of its new moon rocket, which could launch as early as Monday at 8:33 a.m. Eastern time. It is a phrase repeated by agency officials, added as a hashtag on social media postings and proclaimed on […]

NASA poised for historic Artemis I lunar launch from Florida

August 24, 2022August 24, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] A half century after the end of NASA’s Apollo era, the U.S. space agency’s long-anticipated bid to return astronauts to the moon’s surface remains at least three years away, with much of the necessary hardware still on the drawing board. But NASA aims to take a giant leap in its renewed lunar ambitions with […]

NASA to roll out Artemis I spacecraft to launchpad and discuss science payloads

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] NASA is planning on moving its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft to the launchpad on August 18 ahead of the Artemis I mission which is planned to launch no earlier than August 29. Before that, the space agency hold three teleconferences next week to announce the science and technology payloads […]