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I wonder what the issue is/was. As an aside we seem to be having storms developing in the Atlantic for what has otherwise been a very quiet hurricane season so
by jmyeet 4y ago
I wonder what the issue is/was. As an aside we seem to be having storms developing in the Atlantic for what has otherwise been a very quiet hurricane season so I wouldn't be surprised if Artemis has to be moved back to the VAB and we miss the next launch window (Sep 2).
As excited as I am about the prospect of another super-heavy launch vehicle and a manned return to the Moon, the whole SLS/Orion project still feels like a giant waste of money. We're $40 billion in and each SLS launch costs ~$4B.
- dEnigma 4y agoAccording to the updated description of the YouTube livestream: "Teams are currently troubleshooting an issue with engine number 3 on the SLS rocket core stage. A new launch date has not yet been confirmed. The next available launch opportunity is Sept. 2."
- kordlessagain 4y agoCooling issue.
- preisschild 4y agoIssue with one of the engines.