see ya then!

NASA will launch Artemis rocket on Saturday

NASA’s Artemis team will take a second shot at a launch on Saturday after the first attempt on Monday was scrubbed.

Team leaders at a media briefing Tuesday said the two-hour launch window for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft will begin around 2:17 p.m. ET on Saturday. Weather for Saturday indicates some rainy weather but conditions favorable enough for the team to work with, according to NASA.

The launch team reviewed data from Monday’s launch and settled on a game plan to resolve several issues, including an engine that failed to cool down and led to the launch delay.

John Honeycutt, the manager for the SLS program, said he was confident in the Artemis team’s ability ahead of the second launch attempt.

Suuuuure they will……

What's the over/under on them getting down to under 6 seconds and igniting the engines before they have to abort and roll back to VAB for refurbishment / engine replacement?

Honestly I'd like to see it fly, followed shortly by a successful orbital flight of SpaceX Starship, with SLS never to be flow again, not unlike the Spruce Goose.

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Just call it the 6th test of the fuel system.

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Hey, they rolled out, and rolled back, the Shuttle Columbia several times before it flew....
SLS will do the same thing.
If we're lucky, it'll actually fly.

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Paul F.
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They can only pressurize the tanks so many times. I think that they're rated for like 7 or 9 cycles before they're scrap. They can't too many dress rehearsals.

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