August 30, 2022
1 min read

NASA assess data after Artemis Moon mission scrub

The Space Launch System’s four RS-25 engines must be thermally conditioned before super cold propellant begins flowing through them for liftoff…reports Asian Lite News

NASA engineers were evaluating data gathered during the Artemis I launch attempt, which was scrubbed owing to a technical glitch in one of the rocket engines.

The space agency said that a mission management team was set to convene on Tuesday to discuss the data and develop a plan forward.

On Monday, the teams “could not get the rocket’s engines to the proper temperature range required to start the engines at liftoff, and ran out of time in the two-hour launch window to continue”, said the space agency.

The Space Launch System’s four RS-25 engines must be thermally conditioned before super cold propellant begins flowing through them for liftoff.

“Managers suspect the issue, seen on engine 3, is unlikely to be the result of a problem with the engine itself,” said NASA.

NASA has not yet set a date for the next launch attempt but the earliest possible opportunity is Friday.

“The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft remain in a safe and stable configuration. Engineers are continuing to gather additional data,” said the space agency.

NASA’s Artemis I launch is part of a larger space programme to take astronauts back to the moon sometime after 2025. A first-round trip test mission is to take place in about 42 days.

This was NASA’s first unmanned space mission to the Moon in the last 50 years since 1972.

ALSO READ: Biden slams ‘semi-fascism’ in GOP

Previous Story

Pentagon training Afghan pilots for deployment in Ukraine

Next Story

US Senator Graham warns of ‘riots’ if Trump is prosecuted

Latest from -Top News

Activists Targeted Again in Balochistan

The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Tuesday condemned the enforced disappearance of Baloch leader Ghani Baloch, blaming Pakistan’s Law Enforcement Agencies and Frontier Corps….reports Asian Lite News The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC),

Islamabad-Ankara-Baku Axis Sharpens Against India

Both Turkey and Azerbaijan have openly expressed solidarity with Pakistan and backed Islamabad in its military standoff with India, this month….reports Asian Lite News The evolving alliance between Islamabad, Ankara, and Baku

B’desh SC Acquits Islamist in War Crimes Case

ATM Azharul Islam was slapped with the charges of crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of the country in 1971….reports Asian Lite News The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Tuesday

India Targets Pak Terror Ties in Guyana

The delegation met the Guyanese President, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who had hosted a dinner to celebrate friendship and shared aspirations between the two nations…reports Asian Lite News Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, currently

EU Vows US Trade Deal

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen phoned Trump on Sunday, after which he agreed to postpone the planned tariff increase until July 9….reports Asian Lite News The European Commission remains “fully
Go toTop

Don't Miss

Diwali now official holiday in Pennsylvania

The legislation to recognize Diwali in Pennsylvania was passed in

US Lawmakers criticise loopholes in new export control rules 

The lawmakers pointed out that, despite BIS’s efforts, the newly