After scrubbing Artemis I’s second launch window final week, NASA stated the company is transferring ahead with two potential launch dates later this month.
The first window will probably be September 23 from 6:47 till 8:47 a.m. ET. If officers can’t launch on September 23, NASA will attempt once more on September 27. That launch window begins at 11:37 a.m. ET and lasts 70 minutes.
NASA scrubbed its September 3 launch window as a consequence of a hydrogen leak. Crews put in new seals to stop the liquid hydrogen from leaking. They will take a look at the brand new seals no sooner than September 17.
Mike Bolger, supervisor of NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program, advised reporters Thursday that the workforce was “making great progress” in making repairs to Artemis I.
Engine issues compelled Artemis I to overlook its first launch window in late August.
Artemis I is the primary of a number of missions as a part of the Artemis program, which NASA hopes will put together humanity to go additional than the moon.
The next Artemis mission is not scheduled till 2024. While Artemis I will probably be unmanned, Artemis II will ship 4 astronauts on a flyby of the moon. Artemis III is anticipated to incorporate a crewed mission to the moon’s floor.