NASA has achieved all its goals to launch Artemis 1 and the next attempt could be made next week. fuel test a success. NASA had to test the super-cooled fuel it added to the Space Launch System’s tank to confirm its repairs. sanitizedIn late August, the second attempt at launch was made. Kennedy Space Center’s ground team discovered a persistent hydrogen leak in one of the fuel lines of the SLS and attempted to repair it three times. The mission was postponed after the team failed to resolve the hydrogen leak.
The team determinedThe SLS rocket’s core booster tanks went through a brief overload a few days later. This caused the leak to occur. The team changed the procedure for filling the rocket with propellants. It involves transitioning temperatures more slowly in order to prevent any rapid changes from causing leakage. After discovering that one of the liquid hydrogen seals had a small dent in it, the engineers replaced them.
The engineers discovered another hydrogen leak in the fuel test. However, their troubleshooting efforts were successful this time and the leak was contained to “within permissible rates.” They were able to conduct the prepressurization test. This brought the tank’s pressure up to the level it would experience prior to a real launch.
Artemis 1 launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson According to them, the test went “really good”It was also able to achieve all of its goals. NASA will now analyze the data and determine if another launch can be scheduled for the mission at the target date. September 27th.
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