After completing a fueling test of its mega moon rocket earlier this week, NASA engineers now have to contend with Tropical Depression Nine that appears to be aimed at Florida during the next launch attempt.
The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft sits on Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center ahead of a second launch attempt on Sept. 3, 2022. ompleting a fueling test of its mega moon rocket earlier this week, NASA engineers now have to contend withNASA managers said despite the tropics, they are waiting for forecast models to improve enough to make a call on whether to roll back the 322-foot-tall Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft.
After two previous scrubs due to unruly hydrogen leaks and an engine cooling issue, NASA fueled the SLS with more thanOverall, NASA management called the test a success. SLS chief engineer John Blevins shared the good news on Friday that both the Sept. 27 and Oct. 2 backup date were approved by the Space Force.the tropics have become full of activityLaunch weather officers with the Space Force 45th Weather Squadron will closely watch Tropical Depression Nine currently roaming the central Caribbean Sea about 600 miles east-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica.On Friday, the 45th Weather Squadron released its first launch forecast for Sept. 27.
This particular system will be a factor in any upcoming Artemis launch attempt because Tropical Depression Nine is forecast to become a tropical storm later Friday and strengthen into a hurricane and possibly make landfall on the Florida Peninsula early next week.
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