US EditionNASA Prepares for Artemis II Countdown Rehearsal
NASA postponed the Artemis II mission's fueling and dress rehearsal due to cold weather, leaving only three days in February for launch before a likely delay into March.
- Late Thursday, NASA called off a planned fueling test for the 322-foot moon rocket and retargeted the Artemis II mission launch to no earlier than Feb. 8.
- Because near-freezing conditions were forecast, NASA engineers used on-pad heaters to keep the Orion capsule warm and adapted rocket-purging systems, delaying fueling.
- The critical dress rehearsal is now set for Monday, weather permitting, leaving NASA only three days in February to send four astronauts before Earth's orbital timing pushes the launch into March.
- Commander Reid Wiseman and his crew remain in quarantine in Houston and their arrival at Kennedy Space Center is uncertain, and NASA warned Friday that `Any additional delays would result in a day for day change`.
- With a historic launch at stake, mission teams now plan to fuel the Artemis II mission on Feb. 2 as they prepare in a tight window, following Apollo 17 in 1972.
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Weather delays Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal
NASA is delaying a key fueling test for the Artemis 2 mission because of weather, reducing the chances the launch can take place during its February window. The post Weather delays Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal appeared first on SpaceNews.
NASA has officially announced that the Artemis-2 mission will not launch as planned.
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NASA delays first Artemis moonshot with astronauts because of extreme cold at launch site
NASA has delayed astronauts' upcoming trip to the moon because of near-freezing temperatures expected at the launch site. The first Artemis moonshot with a crew is now targeted for no earlier than Feb. 8, two days later than planned.
NASA delays critical Artemis 2 rocket fueling test due to below-freezing temperatures, launch no earlier than Feb. 8
NASA has been forced to delay a critical fueling test for its Artemis 2 moon rocket due to unusually cold weather forecasted to hit the Space Coast this weekend.
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