The much-anticipated first launch of the Space Launch System could happen as early as late August.
to me on account of an unresolved hydrogen leak linked to a faulty quick-connect fitting, which subsequently prevented ground teams from practicing the fully scheduled launch countdown on Monday. The goal was to reach T-10 seconds, but the launch controllers decided to quit the rehearsal at T-29 seconds for safety reasons.
“NASA plans to return SLS and Orion to the pad for launch in late August,” says the release. “NASA will set a specific target launch date after replacing hardware associated with the leak.”Despite the hydrogen leak and the incomplete countdown, Monday’s wet dress did appear to go well. The ground teams finally managed to fully load SLS with propellants.
Said Tom Whitmeyer, NASA’s exploration systems manager, during a media teleconference on Tuesday: “We think that we had a really successful rehearsal,” adding that there is “relative risk” is running a fifth wet dress, with the 322-foot-tall rocket standing fully exposed on the launch pad.Non-compressor system
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