Unable to tame hydrogen leaks, NASA delays launch of Artemis II until March | NASA spent most of Monday trying to overcome hydrogen leaks on the Artemis II rocket.
Unable to tame hydrogen leaks, NASA delays launch of Artemis II until March | NASA spent most of Monday trying to overcome hydrogen leaks on the Artemis II rocket.
>The launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first flight of astronauts to the Moon in more than 53 years, will have to wait another month after a fueling test Monday uncovered hydrogen leaks in the connection between the rocket and its launch platform at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
>“Engineers pushed through several challenges during the two-day test and met many of the planned objectives,” NASA said in a statement following the conclusion of the mock countdown, or Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR), early Tuesday morning. “To allow teams to review data and conduct a second Wet Dress Rehearsal, NASA now will target March as the earliest possible launch opportunity for the flight test.”
>The practice countdown was designed to identify problems and provide NASA an opportunity to fix them before launch. Most importantly, the test revealed NASA still has not fully resolved recurring hydrogen leaks that delayed the launch of the unpiloted Artemis I test flight by several months in 2022. Artemis I finally launched successfully after engineers revised their hydrogen loading procedures to overcome the leak.
>Now, the second Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is on the cusp of launching a crew for the first time. The Artemis II mission will send four astronauts inside NASA’s Orion spacecraft on a loop around the far side of the Moon on the first crewed lunar flight since 1972, paving the way for future expeditions to land humans at the Moon’s south pole.
sixpackabs592 on
They should put soapy water on the outside and see where the bubbles come out that’s how I find leaks
Call me up nasa
MadeThisAccount4Qs on
Hope they can use the extra time to nail down the issues. If something goes wrong it’s not just a purely financial cost, it’s the lives of the astronauts on the line too.
TheConsoleGeek on
How many times will this be reposted?
Crenorz on
Wow. Too young to remember the space shuttle….. Had the same issue. Fuel is not a commercial solution :/.
As in, it was and never will be safe enough – every. As it is not designed to be.
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barrygateaux on
The youtuber smartereveryday was talking about the safety issues with Artemis two years ago. Looks like he was vindicated
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>The launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first flight of astronauts to the Moon in more than 53 years, will have to wait another month after a fueling test Monday uncovered hydrogen leaks in the connection between the rocket and its launch platform at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
>“Engineers pushed through several challenges during the two-day test and met many of the planned objectives,” NASA said in a statement following the conclusion of the mock countdown, or Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR), early Tuesday morning. “To allow teams to review data and conduct a second Wet Dress Rehearsal, NASA now will target March as the earliest possible launch opportunity for the flight test.”
>The practice countdown was designed to identify problems and provide NASA an opportunity to fix them before launch. Most importantly, the test revealed NASA still has not fully resolved recurring hydrogen leaks that delayed the launch of the unpiloted Artemis I test flight by several months in 2022. Artemis I finally launched successfully after engineers revised their hydrogen loading procedures to overcome the leak.
>Now, the second Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is on the cusp of launching a crew for the first time. The Artemis II mission will send four astronauts inside NASA’s Orion spacecraft on a loop around the far side of the Moon on the first crewed lunar flight since 1972, paving the way for future expeditions to land humans at the Moon’s south pole.
They should put soapy water on the outside and see where the bubbles come out that’s how I find leaks
Call me up nasa
Hope they can use the extra time to nail down the issues. If something goes wrong it’s not just a purely financial cost, it’s the lives of the astronauts on the line too.
How many times will this be reposted?
Wow. Too young to remember the space shuttle….. Had the same issue. Fuel is not a commercial solution :/.
As in, it was and never will be safe enough – every. As it is not designed to be.
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The youtuber smartereveryday was talking about the safety issues with Artemis two years ago. Looks like he was vindicated
https://youtu.be/OoJsPvmFixU?si=QMgy1uHJP43Zcbms