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.
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.