Kennedy Space Center, Florida (CNN) NASA will not pursue a launch of Artemis I for the remainder of the launch period, which ends on Tuesday, according to an update from the agency after a second scrubbed launch attempt Saturday. The leak prevented the launch team from being able to fill the liquid hydrogen tank despite trying various troubleshooting procedures. There was a 60% chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch, according to weather officer Melody Lovin. Both were considered to be acceptable risks heading into the launch countdown, according to Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager. To prevent the engines from experiencing any temperature shocks, launch controllers gradually increase the pressure of the core stage liquid hydrogen tank in the hours before launch to send a small amount of liquid hydrogen to the engines.

Source: CNN September 04, 2022 07:47 UTC