The Artemis I rocket, which will carry out the lunar mission, was redeployed to the launch pad of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, at the 4th local time.
NASA and NASA announced on the same day that they moved the Artemis I “Space Launch System” (SLS) mission rocket stored in the assembly building at Launch Pad 39B in the Kennedy Space Center.
NASA plans to launch this rocket on the 14th after completing various equipment checks on the SLS, which has been moved to the launch pad.
“We wouldn’t have moved onto the launch pad if we hadn’t been confident[in questo lancio]”said NASA Deputy Director Jim Free.
The launch time was set at 69 minutes from 0:07 am on the 14th (14:07 pm Korean time) on the 14th, Eastern US time.
Also, if this launch attempt fails, the next preliminary launch schedule was determined starting at 01:04 on the 16th for 2 hours and 01:45 on the 19th for 2 hours, respectively.
Previously, the launch of the Artemis I rocket was delayed one after another due to technical problems and bad weather.
The first and second launch attempts on August 29 and September 3 were delayed due to a defect in the rocket engine temperature sensor and hydrogen fuel leakage problems, respectively, and the third launch attempt on 27. September was canceled due to the northward movement of Hurricane Ian.
Artemis is a manned lunar exploration program that resumes 50 years after the Apollo 17 moon landing in 1972.
This mission, which is Artemis’ first phase, consists of launching an Orion capsule that carries a mannequin instead of a human on the SLS, the most powerful large rocket produced by NASA.
NASA’s Artemis I mission ensures that spacecraft and equipment are built correctly so that astronauts can travel safely to the moon.
To this end, NASA has made a mannequin made of material similar to the human body simulating real astronauts.
The Artemis project must succeed in the first phase, which will lead to the second phase, a manned flight in 2024, and to the third phase, the first female astronauts and astronauts of color to land on the moon in 2025.
(Photo = NASA Twitter capture, Yonhap News)
