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Information from the NOS•nowadays, 14:47•Modified right now, 16:00
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The start of Artemis I at NASA’s Kennedy House Heart in Florida, scheduled for between 2:33 pm and 4:33 pm, has been canceled. Thanks to complications with one particular of the four engines, present day start had to be postponed.
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The next opportunity is now upcoming Friday. If you can not correct the motor dilemma right before Friday, September 5th is a 3rd option. These two dates had now been established if the to start with start failed.
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An perception of the lunar mission:
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The prepared flight system of Artemis I –
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The spaceship Orion with the European services module –
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Just before the launch was canceled, there ended up other troubles that needed to be settled. For example, a leak has occurred in a liquid hydrogen offer line.
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They also appeared for a feasible crack in a person component of the rocket, but that crack turned out not to be in that part, but in the foam layer on the outside of the rocket that serves as insulation. This has now delayed the start. But the trouble with a single of the 4 engines could not be solved promptly, so it was made the decision to postpone the start for at least a couple times.
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Astronauts on the Moon in 2025
The Artemis lunar plan is seen as a milestone for NASA, but also for the European Area Agency, which is a major contributor. If introduced at a later on day, it will be the very first lunar rocket to go away Florida considering that 1972. NASA set humans on the moon for the last time in 1972 with the Apollo 17 mission.
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The application is named after Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting and Apollo’s twin sister. After the examination flight, a manned flight around the moon (Artemis II) ought to adhere to in 2024. Only in 2025 or right after Artemis III will really land two astronauts on the moon. There are 13 for that mission candidate landing places announced.
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