NASA Reschedules Artemis I Launch

Following the cancelation of launch because of Hurricane Ian,NASA has rescheduled the Artemis I launch of the Orion spacecraft on the new Space Launch System rocket for a lauch window opening on 14 November 2022 from Space Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center,Florida.Launch will take place at 12:07 am Eastern.Backup dates are 14 and 19 November 2022.With a 14 November launch,the mission around the Moon will last about 25.5 days,and splashdown in the Pacific will occur on 9 December* Standard maintenance will be conducted in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB),including minor repairs on the thermal protection system;recharging and replacement of batteries;reinstalling secondary payloads;and servicing the flight termination system,before rollback to Pad 39B no earlier than 4 November.

Artemis I Update 27 September 2022

On Monday,NASA decided that a rollback from Space Launch Complex 39B to the Vehicle Assembly Building was necessary because of threatening weather from Hurricane Ian.Not only does it put the Orion spacecraft/Space Launch System rocket stack at risk;there is also the necessity to give staff members time to prepare themselves and their families for the imminent emergency.So the rollback began at about 11 p.m. on 26 September.This postponement may result in delaying the next launch window for the uncrewed test flight till November.