NASA has announced a new launch time for its Artemis I Moon Rocket mission.
After a series of issues, the US space agency had no choice but to cancel yesterday’s highly anticipated launch.
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Monday’s launch was cancelled due to an engine problem, which developed during fueling, and bad weather.
Nasa has just announced its new plan to launch Artemis I on September 3.
After Monday’s failure to launch, Bill Nelson, the Administrator of Nasa, stated: “We don’t launch until it’s right.”
The scientists at Nasa agree that September 3rd is the right date to try again.
Nelson stressed the importance for this unmanned test to be done correctly and not launch until it is.
In a press conference, Nasa revealed that the launch could be canceled if there is bad weather.
Nasa will launch Monday, September 5, if the September 3 launch date is not met.
Artemis I: What does it mean?
Artemis I, the first part in the mission to send humans back to the Moon, is known as Artemis I. It was scheduled to launch from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center (Florida) on Monday, August 29, 2009.
Due to fuelling errors, however, the launch date had been pushed back.
It will be a 42-day trip around the Moon and Back when it launches.
Nasa may, however, suspend the mission if necessary.
The flight will be used to test out hardware in order for Nasa to land the first woman and first person of color on Moon by 2025.
The crewed mission will be called Artemis III. There are many things that must happen before it is possible.
Artemis I doesn’t have a crew, but it does need to circle the Moon to test three components.
These are Nasa’s Space Launch System (SLS), Orion spacecraft and the European Service Module.
The ESM and Orion spacecraft will reach the lunar surface at 62 miles. They will then travel 40,000 m further.
Once the rocket has circled around the dark side, it should land in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego.
Nasa successfully completed a “wet dress rehearsal”a SLS back in March, and has since changed the launch date several times.
Artemis I: How do I view it launch?
Live streaming of the Artemis I launch will be possibleFrom the website of Nasaas it takes off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.