Upcoming Artemis Test

[Unitron48]

Looks like NASA will attempt another "wet dress rehearsal" on 18 June: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa ... on-mission.

Looking forward to a successful test!!

Dave

[Makuser]

Hi Dave. Thanks for the Artemis test update link. I hope that it is an "All systems go" result. :Clap:

[Johnny Carter]

It has been a long time since America has been to the moon, glad to see this project!

[Unitron48]

Dress rehearsal is underway! Kicked off at 5 pm yesterday: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa ... on-mission.

"The countdown began 30 minutes later at 5:30 p.m. or L-45 hours, 10 minutes before the initial target T-0 of 2:40 p.m. on Monday, June 20.

Best wishes for a successful test!!

Dave

[helicon]

Thanks for the link Dave!

[Ylem]

It has been a long time since America has been to the moon, glad to see this project!

If I am correct, mankind has not be further than lower Earth orbit in over 50 years.

[Unitron48]

Looks like a successful test: https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/

"The Artemis I wet dress rehearsal ended today at 7:37 p.m. EDT at T-29 seconds in the countdown. Today’s test marked the first time the team fully loaded all the Space Launch System rocket’s propellant tanks and proceeded into the terminal launch countdown, when many critical activities occur in rapid succession."

Dave

[Gfamily]

Looks like a successful test: https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/

"The Artemis I wet dress rehearsal ended today at 7:37 p.m. EDT at T-29 seconds in the countdown. Today’s test marked the first time the team fully loaded all the Space Launch System rocket’s propellant tanks and proceeded into the terminal launch countdown, when many critical activities occur in rapid succession."

Dave

When I was following it yesterday there were a few problems, the main one being a leak at one of the valves on a/the Liquid Hydrogen tank.
As the article linked to above says...
They'd tried to fix the leak (by warming the valve to see if they could get a better seal), but they were forced to carry on the wet dress run with the faulty valve continuing to leak.
I expect they'll be running risk assessments to see if they can go from here to an uncrewed launch, or whether a further wet dress run will be required.

[Gfamily]

It has been a long time since America has been to the moon, glad to see this project!

If I am correct, mankind has not be further than lower Earth orbit in over 50 years.

People haven't, but we've sent probes all over the Solar System and beyond. We've put rovers and a helicopter on Mars and landers on two Moons, Asteroids and Comets. We've not done too badly.

[Ylem]

It has been a long time since America has been to the moon, glad to see this project!

If I am correct, mankind has not be further than lower Earth orbit in over 50 years.

People haven't, but we've sent probes all over the Solar System and beyond. We've put rovers and a helicopter on Mars and landers on two Moons, Asteroids and Comets. We've not done too badly.

Yes! And I am a big fan of the probes and rovers!

I personally feel human space travel is way over rated, robots can do more science and are much cheaper.

Of course we are a hero based society so the robots / rovers don't get the credit they deserve