Launchpad 39b News Today

space center where the uncrewed artemis i mission is scheduled to lift off between 8:33 and 10:33 a.m. heres the thing, there are technical issues right now. a hydrogen leak and potentially an engine problem threatening this mornings launch. >> the plan is for artemis one to eventually fly around the moon with three mannequins, including one named commander moonequin. nearly 50 years ago apollo went to the moon. the artemis plans to land humans on the lunar south pole of the moon in th...

how the state is preparing and why this will be the second round of flooding for some. plus, we are on the eve of history. one day away from the launch of artemis i, nasas next mission to the moon. how the forecast is shaping up and some of the more interesting things that are heading up to space in that rocket. plus, how extreme weather is uncovering some of the worlds ancient treasures. thanks so much for waking up with us this sunday, august 28th. we hope youre having a great ...

>> if you are capable of getting out now, get out now. >> evacuations are under way in parts of mississippi in anticipation of heavy flooding tomorrow. the mayor of jackson is going to be joining us live with more on how his city is preparing and why this could be the second round of flooding for some residents. on the eve of history, one day away from the launch of artemis i. how the forecast is shaping up and why this mission is so critical when it comes to getting americans back o...

Without ever wondering if youre getting the most out of your trip. because you are. youre looking at live pictures of launchpad 39b at the kennedy space center in florida. that is the artemis i mission, the sls rocket, that scheduled to take off. the launch window opens in about 14 minutes. however, there have been problems all morning long. some kind of a leak in engine 3 at the bottom of that orange cylinder youre seeing right there. theyre trying to figure out exactly how bad -- whether the...

Over launchpad 39b after lightning strikes nearby. a little too close for comfort, i would say. nasa says rain and thunderstorms are over the area of saturday and three lightning strikes hit the protection system towers. nasa says the lightning protection system towers are 6600 feet tall and are there to protect the rockets by steering lightning currents away. >> lets get a look at the forecast for the launch now. allison chinchar is back with us. allison, florida, summertime, youre going to get...

Floating around there in zero gravity. what a pleasure to have you on this morning. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> thanks so much. so nasa engineers are looking over launchpad 39b after lightning strikes nearby. nasa says rain and thunderstorms are over the area saturday and three lightning strikes hit the protection system towers. nasa says the lightning protection system towers are 600 feet tall, there to protect the rockets by steering lightning currents away. apparently th...