Three of the blows, which hit Tower Two, were low-intensity, NASA he said in a statement. The fourth, a bolt of greater intensity, struck the tower one. At that time, the Orion spacecraft (where the crew will sit) and the Space Launch System (the giant rocket) were powered by the Launch Pad 39B, during a so-called wet-dress rehearsal. This general rehearsal stopped on Sunday (April 3rd) due to a problem with two fans that “need to apply positive pressure to the closed areas inside the mobile launcher and keep the dangerous gases away”. said in another announcement NASA. “The teams do not currently see any restrictions on continuing the test countdown schedule as scheduled and will continue the process of activating the SLS and ICPS amplifiers overnight,” NASA said. The engineers and the mission management team were to decide whether to continue the tests on Monday (April 4th). The wet dress rehearsal, which began on April 1, includes a series of pre-launch tests, in which teams load the rocket with liquid (“liquid”), supercooled fuel, verify launch systems and “perform” different countdown scenarios. before launch. The actual take-off is at least one month away, Live Science has been mentioned before. The Artemis project, which will take place in three stages, aims to land the first woman and person of color on the moon no earlier than 2025. Space.com reported. Although Artemis I will not carry real people, two “female” trunks – named “Zohar” and “Helga” from the Israeli Space Agency and the German Aerospace Center, respectively – will walk to the aid of scientists. to measure radiation levels. A full-size “male” dummy or “moonikin“he will ride in the position of commander,” Live Science reported. Originally published in Live Science.
