KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Last Thursday, NASA’s giant new multibillion-dollar rocket was standing on the launchpad in the middle of Hurricane Nicole. The rocket, known as the Space Launch System and standing 322 feet tall with its payload on top, appears to be pretty hurricane-resistant. “If we didn’t design it […]
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA remained on track for Wednesday’s planned liftoff of its new moon rocket, after determining that hurricane damage provided little extra risk to the test flight. Hurricane Nicole’s high winds caused a 10-foot (3-meter) section of caulking to peel away near the crew capsule at […]
NASA managers Monday reviewed the threat posed by hurricane-damaged insulation on the Artemis moon rocket and cleared the $4.1 billion booster for launch “as is” early Wednesday. The launch would kick off a long-delayed flight to boost an unpiloted Orion crew capsule around the moon and back. Even if more […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA started the countdown Monday for this week’s planned liftoff of its new moon rocket, although hurricane damage could cause yet another delay for the test flight. Hurricane Nicole’s high winds caused a 10-foot (3-meter) section of caulking to peel away near the crew capsule […]
Engineers made final preparations Sunday for the overnight start of another countdown to launch for NASA’s leak-bedeviled Artemis moon rocket, setting the stage for a third attempt Wednesday to get the $4.1 billion booster and Orion crew capsule into space for an unpiloted maiden flight. After multiple delays due to […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s moon rocket needs only minor repairs after enduring a hurricane at the pad and is on track for its first test flight next week, a top official said Friday. “Right now, there’s nothing preventing us” from attempting a launch on Wednesday, said NASA’s Jim […]
The SLS rocket stands at Launch Pad 39B, on November 11, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA left its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the launchpad during Hurricane Nicole. The rocket sustained minor damage, and NASA still plans to launch it for the first time […]
NASA’s $4.1 billion Artemis moon rocket, exposed to the elements atop its Kennedy Space Center launch pad, was rocked by high winds and driving rain early Thursday as Tropical Storm Nicole roared ashore as a Category 1 hurricane just south of the spaceport. With blastoff on a long-delayed maiden flight […]