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The agency removes the rocket for the third timeOrion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building hangar. NASA decided not to joke with the approaching Hurricane Ian and sent the SLS to the assembly shop. In motion, the rocket can withstand wind speeds of up to 74 km / h, so the journey to the hangar will take approximately 11 hours. This means that the launch will not take place on October 2, although everything was already ready for the launch. Previously, there was a chance that SLS and Orion would still remain on the site, but information was received about the wind force critical for spacecraft.
NASA sent SLS twice this year toassembly shop - in the middle of spring and early summer. This was due to malfunctions of the fuel supply units to the tanks. The breakdown that caused the liquid hydrogen to leak before the August start was fixed right on the site. The successful work of specialists made it possible to launch on September 27 or October 2. To do this, the US Space Force even extended the permit, which expired in mid-September.
So far, NASA has not commented on the new launch date.lunar mission Artemis 1. A backup window was previously announced from 17 to 31 October. Space Force has taken the unprecedented step of extending SLS certification by more than 50 days. This means that if there are no problems during the movement of the rocket, the launch can still take place within the October reserve window.
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