NASA plans June reattempt of moon rocket dress rehearsal

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NASA plans June reattempt of moon rocket dress rehearsal
Andrew Wulfeck - Yesterday 11:57 PM
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – NASA says it will again attempt a dress rehearsal of their mega moon rocket after undergoing weeks of inspections and repairs inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center.

The agency recently announced it is planning to roll back the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft in late May and attempt the wet dress rehearsal in June.

In April, three attempts to finish the test were marred by technical issues that forced engineers to roll the 322-foot-tall back to the VAB.

NASA says while back inside the facility engineers replaced a faulty helium check vale and conducted leak checks.

During the wet dress rehearsal, 700,000 gallons of super-cold fuel will be loaded into the rocket, and personnel will perform tasks similar to what a launch day requires.

Once the test is complete, the rocket and spacecraft will be rolled back to the VAB to be readied for a future launch.

NASA has not ruled out an August launch attempt; however, any additional delays could put that timeline in jeopardy.

The Artemis I mission will orbit the moon and return to Earth without a crew.

If the program is successful, a crewed mission to the moon could be conducted by 2025.


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