NASA just announced an ambitious date to launch its megarocket to the moon (universe, telescope)
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If they have to roll back into the VAB, my money is on an October launch. That being said - these are all pre-flown engines. NASA should have decades of institutional knowledge on how to keep the RS-25s happy and running. I'm quite disappointed to see engine issues being the culprit.
If they have to roll back into the VAB, my money is on an October launch. That being said - these are all pre-flown engines. NASA should have decades of institutional knowledge on how to keep the RS-25s happy and running. I'm quite disappointed to see engine issues being the culprit.
Yeah, all four of those main SLS engines have been in outer space before on various shuttle missions, don't they want to go back to their home!
If they have to roll back into the VAB, my money is on an October launch. That being said - these are all pre-flown engines. NASA should have decades of institutional knowledge on how to keep the RS-25s happy and running. I'm quite disappointed to see engine issues being the culprit.
It was confirmed by Artemis mission manager Mike Theramen that that was no chance of a Friday launch. It is disappointing of course but scrubs on the launching pad are nothing new and are part of the process. The rocket will fly when it's ready.
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It was confirmed by Artemis mission manager Mike Theramen that that was no chance of a Friday launch. It is disappointing of course but scrubs on the launching pad are nothing new and are part of the process. The rocket will fly when it's ready.
Doing all this again. What a waste of probably a trillion dollars down the road. There was a space race with the Russians to the moon we won. Now another race all over again with China.
Doing all this again. What a waste of probably a trillion dollars down the road. There was a space race with the Russians to the moon we won. Now another race all over again with China.
Why do you consider it a waste? The moon is not the ultimate goal but only a stepping stone to Mars. If humanity is to colonize the solar system first steps have to be taken. And the potential benefits to humanity are worth the cost.
Doing all this again. What a waste of probably a trillion dollars down the road. There was a space race with the Russians to the moon we won. Now another race all over again with China.
Better than wasting money on stupid military hardware, missiles, bombs and other munitions.
Better than wasting money on stupid military hardware, missiles, bombs and other munitions.
You could not be more wrong. It was military rocket technologies that made space rockets possible. Helicopters, drones, bullet proof vests, the internet, GPS are just some examples of military technologies that have made it into civilian uses.
Japan and Germany were major military powers during WWII. After they were defeated, it was the brain powers that built their military that helped rebuild their country and made them some of the richest and most advanced countries in the world today.
Building and maintaining a strong military require serious brain powers. Brain powers are the backbone of a strong country.
It was confirmed by Artemis mission manager Mike Theramen that that was no chance of a Friday launch. It is disappointing of course but scrubs on the launching pad are nothing new and are part of the process. The rocket will fly when it's ready.
I just now read an article that claims that Artemis mission manager Mike, I guess his last name is Sarafin rather than Theramen, said that a Friday launch is still in play. But I heard him tell a questioner during a briefing that there was ''zero chance for a Friday launch.''
"Friday is definitely in play," Artemis mission manager Mike Sarafin said in a briefing after the launch was scrubbed. "We just need a little bit of time to look at the data but the team is setting up for a 96-hour recycle. They're still holding in the launch countdown configuration and they're replenishing the launch commodities out at Launch Complex 39B."
Sarafin said, however, he wouldn't speculate on what the chances of a Friday launch are, adding the team worked through "a number of issues today" and would reconvene on Tuesday.
Maybe he changed his mind after having some time to revaluate the situation. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
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