The launch of NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission is scheduled to take place on Friday.
NASA is moving ahead with its current launch attempt despite some concerns over the damage caused by Hurricane Nicole. The launch window for Artemis 1 is two hours. The time is 0604GMT. The launch can be watched on Space.com.
NASA Television, the NASA mobile app, and the official website will show live event coverage of the Artemis 1 launch. The broadcasting of prelaunch activities begins at 4:00 p.m. The agency will begin the space launch system's fueling process at the end of the night.
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The launch of Artemis 1 was delayed by a month because of fuel problems. Hurricane Ian caused further delays as NASA rolled the Artemis 1 SLS stack off of Launch Pad 39B for the shelter of the massive Vehicle Assembly Building. After being rolled out to the pad again on Nov. 4, SLS was subjected to high winds and a tropical storm, Hurricane Nicole.
NASA officials are confident in their decision to try to launch the SLS vehicle on Nov. 16 despite the fact that it was damaged by Hurricane Nicole.
One of the main areas of concern is a thin strip of insulative caulking known as RTV that smooths out a small grooves around the spaceship in order to keep it cool during flight. A section of RTV was torn loose by Nicole's winds, and there are now fears that more could shake loose during liftoff and create a debris hazard for SLS.
NASA has ordered three more crew capsule for Artemis moon missions.
Jeremy Parsons, deputy manager of NASA's Exploration Ground Systems program at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, said during a teleconference on Monday that they were in a good position to launch.
After a test flight atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket, the first voyage for SLS will be called Artemis 1. If all goes according to plan, the mission will be the first in NASA's new lunar exploration program that will see astronauts go to the moon with a crewed Artemis 2 launch in 2024, and then return to the moon with Artemis 3 in 2025.
When Artemis 1 launches, it will last 26 days, ending with the capsule splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
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