NASA, which is preparing to start a historic mission to launch the new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and step on the Moon again, failed to send the rocket into space in both launch attempts. Because the technical problems caused by the hydrogen leak did not leave the space agency. NASA engineers, who want the mission to start as soon as possible, recently replaced the fuel-leaking seals to quickly launch the Artemis 1 mission. After this development, the official announcement of NASA that it would try to launch again began to be expected.
HERE IS THE HISTORY OF THE THIRD TRIAL IN ARTEMIS 1
Indeed, NASA has approved a new program for a third attempt to launch the highly anticipated Artemis 1 mission. The space agency said it is targeting Tuesday, September 27 for its next launch attempt. If that attempt fails, an attempt will be made to launch the rocket into the sky on Sunday, October 2nd.
NASA said last week that it was targeting Friday, September 23 for a launch attempt. However, this date has now been shelved.
If a successful launch is achieved on September 27, the Orion vehicle will return to Earth on November 5 after a 6-week Artemis 1 test flight around the Moon. But if the launch stays on October 2, the capsule’s landing date on Earth will be November 11.
JOURNEY TO THE MOON AGAIN AFTER YEARS
With the Artemis program, NASA aims to once again achieve the success it achieved with the Apollo Project, which it implemented in the 1960s and 1970s.
It is stated that the design, construction, testing and ground facilities of the SLS-Orion spacecraft have cost NASA at least $37 billion so far.
Named after Artemis, the twin sister of Apollo in Greek mythology, NASA aims to send astronauts back to the Moon in 2025 at the earliest, to establish a long-term Moon colony by serving as a springboard to more ambitious space journeys aimed at sending humans to Mars. aims.