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NASA leaders are hopeful they can launch the Artemis 1 mission before the end of September. However, the Space Launch System rocket must first undergo repairs, and the U.S. Space Force would need to approve.
NASA officials say they're on a path to addressing hydrogen fuel leaks that have plagued both attempts to launch the Artemis I moon mission, with the second of those leaks on Saturday morning serious enough to require a scrub of the second try at launching the new rocket system.
NASA updated plans for a third attempt to launch Artemis I space mission. NASA engineers said they’ve got a handle on a hydrogen fuel leak that scrubbed the second launch attempt on Saturday but still need to obtain a critical safety waiver from Kennedy Space Center to be ready for the next try on Sept. 23 or Sept. 27.
NASA needs to fix a hydrogen leak, ace a fueling test and secure a critical safety system waiver to even try to launch this month.
NASA leaders are hopeful they can launch the Artemis 1 mission before the end of September. However, the Space Launch System rocket must first undergo repairs, and the U.S. Space Force would need to approve.