A few boxes need to be checked before the launch of the Artemis 1 moon rocket.
A two-hour window that opens at 1:04 a.m. on Wednesday will allow for the launch of Artemis 1 from the Kennedy Space Center. It's called the est. The mission team believes it can hit the target.
The Artemis mission manager at NASA headquarters in Washington said he was good to go for the attempt on November 16.
The team is moving in the same direction. We have some work to do.
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There is a thin strip of caulking called RTV that encircles the island. The RTV helps smooth out a small hole in the capsule that could cause some unwanted circulation and heating of air during flight.
The caulking was torn loose when Hurricane Nicole hit Florida's Space Coast. The Artemis 1 stack weathered the fury of Nicole, which weakened to a tropical storm shortly after landfall.
There is a chance that some of the storm-torn RTV could shake free during liftoff. The team is looking at the risk in more detail.
We need to spend a little more time to review our flight rationale headed into this launch attempt, specifically as it pertains to liberation of any remaining RTV and debris transport
Due to the loss of some RTV, the Artemis 1 team isn't very concerned about increased heating around the area.
The materials that underlie that RTV have protections in place. A kind of seamless airstream flow is created by this layer.
The RTV issue can't be fixed at the launch pad because of the location. If the team decides that the caulking needs to be replaced, a roll back to the Vehicle Assembly Building is likely.
The team plans to replace an electrical connection near the base of the SLS that has some odd readings. The pad can be used to do this. The rocket has a lot of redundant electrical systems.
There are some very well written launch-commit criteria. He said that these criteria would support flying in spite of what this person might bring. We hope to get back to a functional capability.
These and other issues will be discussed by the Artemis 1 team on Monday. We'll get an update on the situation and the latest thinking at that time, because they're holding another briefing that afternoon.
The first flight for SLS will be called Artemis 1 and the second flight will be called Orion.
The Artemis program aims to establish a crewed outpost near the moon's south pole by the end of the 2020s.
The second Artemis will send astronauts on a trip around the moon in 24 years. There will be boots on the ground near the lunar south pole in the 20th century.
If Artemis 1 is launched on Wednesday, it will last 26 days. Orbital dynamics lead to different mission durations. There is a good chance of good weather on Wednesday. NASA has backup dates if Artemis 1 cannot fly on that day.
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