NASA Head: A new attempt to launch a super-heavy rocket to the Moon could happen in October

Bill Nelson, head of the US space agency NASA, said that a new attempt to launch an American superheavy rocket to the moon could take place in October if the leadership of the Artemis-1 mission decides to remove it from the launch pad. . that quote DEA News”.

According to Nelson, members of the mission management team will hold a meeting on Saturday evening.

“They will look into the situation and see if there is still an opportunity (for launch) or if they need to go back to the assembly shop. If they make such a decision, the launch will be in October,” he said.

On September 3, NASA experts again deferred launching a super-heavy rocket into orbit of the moon as fuel leaked during refueling.

NASA in early August suspended First test launch of the SLS launch vehicle, which is expected to launch the newest Orion spacecraft to the Moon. It was noted that the condition of the launch vehicle is assessed as “stable”, but experts need more time to make a decision on the launch.



Source: Gazeta

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