New NASA rocket launch prevents hurricane threat

MIAMI, KOMPAS.com – NASA will launch its massive new moon rocket on a launch pad amidst a storm that is expected to hit near Cape Canaveral, Florida

The launch date scheduled for next week has also been postponed by two days, the US space agency said Monday Asia News Channel.

Kennedy Space Center is located near the center of a 240-mile stretch of Florida’s Atlantic coast, where meteorologists say Tropical storm Nicole it will most likely strike Wednesday (11/9/2022) night or Thursday (11/10/2022) morning as a Category 1 hurricane.

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On Tuesday (11/8/2022) night, Nicole crashed with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km / h).

The storm grew stronger as it made its way to the northern Bahamas en route to Florida, Miami’s National Hurricane Center confirmed.

Category 1 hurricanes have the highest sustained winds of 74-95 mph (119-153 km / h).

NASA’s 32-story-tall next-generation rocket was launched on the launch pad last week.

This will be the third attempt to get it off the ground for its first unmanned flight to the moon and back.

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The flight marked the first mission of NASA’s ambitious new Artemis lunar exploration program, which will take off next Monday.

Hurricane Nicole prompted NASA to postpone the launch window by at least two days until next week.

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This gives workers more time to take care of families and homes before the storm and prepare the rockets for subsequent flights.

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