NASA has been unsuccessful in its trials with the new SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. Making a statement about the Artemis I mission, NASA announced the new launch date.
NASA canceled the August 29 launch attempt just 40 minutes into the countdown time after engineers detected a problem with one of the rocket’s core stage engines. Announcing that there will be a retry on September 23 in the past days, NASA has changed the date.
NASA will try again for the Artemis I mission
According to the statements made, the refueling test will be carried out on September 21. “The updated dates represent a careful consideration of multiple logistical issues. The new timeline will allow managers to ensure crews get adequate rest and replenish cryogenic propellants.” said.
The 97-foot-tall rocket and Orion spacecraft are held on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It has been announced that the new launch test will take place on September 27. If the third attempt is unsuccessful, a second attempt will be made on October 2.
The crewless Artemis I mission will send Orion near the moon with the spacecraft returning to Earth six weeks later. If the test mission is successful, NASA will send astronauts to the same flight path for the Artemis II mission. Then, possibly in 2025, Artemis III will attempt to place the first woman and the first colored man on the lunar surface on the first manned moon landing in fifty years.
It is speculated that NASA wants to use Artemis missions to build a Moon base for long-duration crewed missions. However, it is worth remembering that the Artemis I mission has an important role for the first astronaut mission to Mars in the late 2030s.