

After months of tests, troubleshooting and repairs, engineers fueled the Space Launch System moon rocket for blastoff Monday on NASA’s long-overdue Artemis 1 test flight — a mission to send an unpiloted Orion crew capsule on a 42-day mission beyond the moon and back.
But after working through a weather delay and a brief indication of a hydrogen leak, trouble cooling one of the rocket’s main engines forced managers to call off the countdown.
“We don’t launch until it’s right,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “I think it’s illustrative that this is a very complicated machine, a very complicated system, and all those things have to work. You don’t want to light the candle until it’s ready to go.”
It was a frustrating disappointment for more than 25,000 NASA workers, dignitaries and other guests gathered at the Kennedy Space Center to witness the historic launching, and for thousands of area residents and tourists lining area roads and beaches.
The next launch opportunity, assuming the problems encountered Monday can be resolved in time and assuming an additional fueling test is not required, is at 12:48 p.m. Friday, September 2.
TYT Newsroom
more recommended stories
Five pyramidal archaeological structures reopened to the public in Izamal
As of Thursday, December 7th. the.
Tamales: A family recipe passed down from generation to generation
There is not just one traditional.
Authorities report a death in a Mérida’s Rehabilitation Center
The death would be allegedly the.
2022 bullfigthing ban lifted by Mexican Supreme Court of Justice
Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned.
“La Casa del Yucateco” is now open to the public in San Francisco CA
The new space is a fulfilled.
Dengue in Yucatán: which are the most affected municipalities?
At the state level, the dengue.
Churches in Mérida register a greater influx of young people and foreigners
Foreigners and young people are “reinforcing”.
PRI leader Alito Moreno assures that MC is Morena’s “sidekick”
Alejandro Moreno, national president of the.
Yucatán strenghtens international ties to face climate change effects
In the fight to obtain increasingly.
30 intentional homicides have been registered in Yucatán so far this year
While other Mexican states such as.
Leave a Comment