With Artemis 1 launch site in the forecast path of Hurricane Ian, NASA decided not to take any chances with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft. The agency will return them to the safety of the Vehicle Assembly Building, beginning at around 11pm ET tonight. You’ll be able to watch a replay of NASA’s ongoing Artemis 1 live stream below.
“Regulators met Monday morning and made decisions based on the latest weather predictions regarding Hurricane Ian, after additional data collected overnight failed to reveal expected conditions. improvements to the Kennedy Space Center site,” NASA said in a statement. “The decision allows employees time to address the needs of their families and protect the integrated rocket and spacecraft system.”
Even though an SLS fuel test took place last week succeededNASA is forced to going to debut on September 27 as planned due to the threat of a hurricane. If the agency can’t launch Artemis 1 by October 3 (which seems unlikely at this point), it won’t be able to make another attempt until the next window opens on October 3. October 17.
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