After Being Delayed By Hurricane Ian, NASA Will Launch Artemis I To The Moon In November

JAKARTA - Some time ago, the launch of the Artemis I spacecraft on a mission to NASA's moon was delayed due to Hurricane Ian. Now, the agency has set a new launch date.

If there are no obstructions, NASA plans to launch Artemis I between November 12 and November 27, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

This information comes after a storm caused NASA to delay the launch of Artemis I which had been scheduled for today.

The storm made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, September 28, bringing with it violent storm surges, winds, flooding that left dozens dead and caused power cuts and damaged buildings or homes.

Luckily before the storm hit, NASA rescued its Artemis I rocket, its first Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket, into the sprawling Vehicle Assembly Building at the Cape Canaveral spaceport this week.

The Artemis I rocket and its Orion capsule were undamaged, minimal possible damage to the space center, and water pooled in some of its facilities,

"Focusing efforts on the November launch period gave employees at Kennedy time to meet the needs of their families and homes after the storm and for the team to identify any additional checks needed before returning to the runway for launch," NASA said in a statement. , October 2nd.

Next, the team will complete post-hurricane recovery operations, which will include further inspections and retesting of the flight stop system before a more specific launch date can be set.

For information, Artemis I will send instruments into lunar orbit to collect important information for Artemis II, this manned mission targeted for 2024 will take astronauts around the Moon and pave the way for Artemis III in 2025.

The astronauts on the high-stakes mission, if all goes according to plan, will step on the lunar surface, collect samples, and study confirmed water ice at the moon's south pole.