Mission Artemis: we know the date of the next attempt to launch NASA’s mega rocket to the Moon

The US space agency announced it on Tuesday.

NASA will attempt for the third time to launch its mega rocket to the Moon September 27 at the earliest, announced the American space agency this Tuesday on its Twitter account. The launch of the SLS rocket (for Space Launch System) and the Orion capsule at its summit has already aborted twice due to technical problems, on August 29 and September 3.

Pass the tank filling test

To obtain a green light, NASA teams must succeed in carrying out a fuel tank filling test and obtain a special dispensation in order to avoid re-testing the batteries on an emergency rocket destruction system.

The September 27 shooting window will open at 11:37 a.m. local time for 70 minutes. A possible second window is scheduled for October 2, NASA said. on his site.

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