You can watch the launch live above, starting at 12:30 a.m. LIVE UPDATES: 4:00 p.m. – Cryogenic tanking has begun and appears to be going well. It will take 6 hours to complete this process. 5:00 p.m. – Rapid filling of liquid hydrogen into the central stage is in progress. 5:30 p.m. – Engine purge is complete with some leaks, but is within range and has since gone down. 30 h – The rapid filling of the central stage with liquid hydrogen is completed. Now there is a switch to “fill mode” where the propellant is filled. 7:30 p.m. – Crews are about an hour and 20 minutes ahead of schedule. They said it was “a very clean countdown so far.” Full coverage below: NASA held a teleconference Monday evening to discuss the upcoming launch of Artemis 1. The launch date had previously been set for Nov. 14, but NASA has moved the date to Wednesday, Nov. 16, due from Nicole. It’s scheduled for 1:04 a.m. Wednesday with a two-hour launch window. The flight will launch a series of Artemis missions with the goal of setting up a permanent base on the moon that will eventually lead astronauts to explore Mars. NASA leaders met on Monday to discuss preparations for the next launch attempt, which they say is still underway for Wednesday. The weather isn’t the only thing that has held back the success. Its initial launch was canceled on August 29, mainly due to an engine cooling problem. On September 3, its second scheduled launch date, a hydrogen leak was discovered, pushing the timeline even further. The spacecraft did not come through Hurricane Nicole completely unscathed. Officials said part of the caulking on Orion’s launch abort system came loose during the storm. Technicians also worked to replace an electrical connector. But NASA said the connector would not interfere with the launch. start the countdown with these measurements,” said Jeremy Parsons, deputy director at NASA. As for the weather, there remains an 80% chance of favorable weather for the launch. “Temperatures should be near 70 degrees with fairly steady south-southwesterly winds at 10 to 15 knots up to 200 feet,” said NASA’s Melody Lovon. One of the most popular places to watch a launch won’t be available this time- The park and jetty campground will be closed Crews are still cleaning up debris left by Hurricane Nicole and the park will not be cleaned in time for the launch.
You can watch the launch live above, starting at 12:30 a.m.
LIVE UPDATES:
4:00 p.m. – Cryogenic tanking has started and seems to be going well. It will take 6 hours to complete this process.
5:00 p.m. – Rapid filling of liquid hydrogen into the central stage is in progress.
5:30 p.m. – Engine purge is complete with some leaks, but is within range and has since gone down.
6:30 p.m. – Rapid filling of the central stage with liquid hydrogen is complete. Now there is a switch to “fill mode” where the propellant is filled.
7:30 p.m. – Crews are about an hour and 20 minutes ahead of schedule. They said it was “a very clean countdown so far”.
Full coverage below:
NASA held a teleconference Monday night to discuss the upcoming launch of Artemis 1.
The launch date had previously been set for November 14, but NASA rescheduled the date to Wednesday, November 16, due to Nicole.
It’s scheduled for 1:04 a.m. Wednesday with a two-hour launch window.
The flight will launch a series of Artemis missions with the goal of setting up a permanent base on the moon that will eventually lead astronauts to explore Mars.
NASA leaders met on Monday to discuss preparations for the next launch attempt, which they say is still underway for Wednesday.
The weather isn’t the only thing that has held back the success.
Its initial launch was canceled on August 29, mainly due to an engine cooling problem. On September 3, its second scheduled launch date, a hydrogen leak was discovered, pushing the timeline even further.
The spacecraft did not come through Hurricane Nicole completely unscathed.
Officials said part of the caulking on Orion’s launch abort system came loose during the storm. Technicians also worked to replace an electrical connector. But NASA said the connector would not prevent launch.
“We know we have redundancy in those other metrics, and we’re still ready to launch. The unanimous recommendation from the team was that we were in a good position to move forward and countdown to launch with these measurements,” said Jeremy Parsons, deputy director at NASA.
As for the weather, there is still an 80% chance of favorable weather for the launch.
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“Temperatures should be near 70 degrees with fairly steady south-southwesterly winds at 10 to 15 knots up to 200 feet,” said NASA’s Melody Lovon.
One of the most popular places to watch a launch won’t be available this time around.
The Pier Park and Campground will be closed. Crews are still cleaning up debris left behind by Hurricane Nicole and the park will not be cleared in time for launch.
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