US EditionHydrogen Leak Derails Artemis II Wet Rehearsal, Pushing Launch Date Back by Weeks
Hydrogen leak during wet dress rehearsal halted countdown, delaying Artemis II lunar mission to March; cold weather and technical issues complicated preparations, NASA said.
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A hydrogen leak interrupted the simulation of the launch of the SLS giant rocket on the night of Monday, February 2 to Tuesday, February 3. The Nasa is now considering a take-off in March.
Artemis II's wet dress rehearsal test terminated
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (NBC, KYMA) - NASA's preparations for its next moon mission were put on hold after a technical issue during a critical test of the Artemis II rocket. NASA engineers were forced to halt a wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis II mission Monday after detecting a liquid hydrogen leak during the countdown. The countdown was terminated just over five minutes before the planned simulated launch after sensors detected a leak at…
NASA halts practice countdown of moon mission due to hydrogen leakage
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said it concluded a wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis II crewed lunar mission on Tuesday, with the countdown halted due to a liquid hydrogen leak, reported Xinhua. About five minutes before the simulated engine ignition on early Tuesday, the ground launch sequencer automatically stopped the countdown due to a spike in the leak rate, according to the agency. NASA Administrator Jared Isaac…
Artemis 2 will have to take his pain in patience. The departure of the lunar mission, scheduled this week, was delayed due to a leak of liquid hydrogen during a major "general rehearsal", declared Tuesday, February 3rd. The American agency now aims at a launch window in March 2026. The mission, which plans to send four astronauts around the Moon, is the second of the lunar program Artemis after an unmanned flight in 2022. The program, at a cost …
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