Artemis-1: The Ian Oraganism Forces NASA to Report Again the Launch Toward the Moon

NASA waited until the last possible minute to make a decision because, if the fuselage had been left outside, a diving attempt might have been programmed immediately after the storm passed.

According to a statement made by the American space agency on September 26th, the new NASA Lune megafuzzed will return to its hangar and be placed under an ouragan. An operation that has been postponed after the highly anticipated mission Artemis-1, which has been previously reported, ended. The decision was made by the NASA management team, who "met on Monday morning and relied on the most recent forecasts for Ooragan Ian," according to a blog post from the agency.

At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the 98-meter-tall fuselage is now being fired. The intricate maneuver to connect her to the massive assembly building, which is a few kilometers away, is expected to begin at 23 hours (5 hours in France). The fuse will be moved on a massive platform that moves very slowly in order to minimize vibrations that may damage it.

Artemis-1: The Ian Oraganism Forces NASA

In order to keep the teams and the fuselage "safe," it is "the right decision," according to a tweet from NASA administrator Jim Free. Hurricane Ian, which is now south of Cuba, should return this week to Florida via the Gulf of Mexico.

There has been no new date announced.

However, there won't be enough time to remove the fuse before the current period of time for withdrawal, which runs through October 4th. NASA has not provided any information on the potential departure date.

The next firing window is scheduled to run from October 17 through October 31 with a daily discharge possibility. Then it will be from November 12 to 27. After two previous attempts at descent were unsuccessful, including one due to a fuel leak during the filling of the fuselage's fuel reservoirs, a few weeks ago, this latest setback is extremely unfortunate for NASA.

Cinquante years after the last flight of the Apollo program, Artemis-1 must ensure that the capsule Orion, at the top of the fuselage, is safe to convey equipage to the Moon in the future.

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