This time we’re going back, we’re going to live there, we’re going to learn there. We need to be on the moon for much longer periods of time than just landing like we used to, stayed a couple of days and left. He said the ultimate goal is placing humans on Mars, and that returning to the moon, and building a base there, is a crucial stepping stone for that journey: The launch of #Artemis I is right around the corner.Įxplore the reference guide and press kit for the mission to get all the details: /ov3KoC4eZR- NASA Artemis July 26, 2022īill Nelson, the Nasa administrator and himself a former space shuttle astronaut, also laid out the rationale in an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday. “We must wait to see what shakes out from their test data they’re gathering now and the decision that’s to be made by the launch team about where to go from here,” he said. Nail said the next available launch opportunity would be 12.48pm EDT (5.48pm BST) on Friday 2 September, but it was far from a certainty Nasa would take that opportunity. “The team was unable to get past the engine bleed that didn’t show the right temperature and ultimately the launch director has called a scrub for the day.” “The rocket is currently in a stable configuration,” he said. The engine “didn’t get the high accuracy temperature that they were looking for,” launch control communicator Derrol Nail said, adding that the rocket would remain fuelled on launchpad 39B at Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre while engineers gathered data.
Teams will continue to gather data, and we will keep you posted on the timing of the next launch attempt.
The launch of #Artemis I is no longer happening today as teams work through an issue with an engine bleed.
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