NASA's moon rocket survives storm and is still set for historic launch

NASA sticks to plan to launch Moon rocket Wednesday

Washington (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 NASA said Friday it plans to attempt its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon as scheduled next Wednesday, after inspections revealed only minor damage from Hurricane Nicole's passage through Florida. Jim Free, a senior official at the US space agency, told journalists there was "nothing preventing" a launch on that date, and said that NASA teams had managed to access the launch pad on

NASA says moon rocket set to launch as planned despite minor effects from Hurricane Nicole

NASA announced on Friday that it still plans to launch Artemis I, a moon-orbiting mission, next week despite the landfall of Hurricane Nicole just south of the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Fla. Artemis I, which includes NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, is set to launch early Wednesday morning. The agency…

NASA launch of Artemis moon rocket still on track for next week

The rocket for the long-delayed mission was exposed to high winds while sitting on the launch pad Thursday as Hurricane Nicole struck Florida.

NASA launch of Artemis moon rocket still on track for next week

The rocket for the long-delayed mission was exposed to high winds while sitting on the launch pad Thursday as Hurricane Nicole struck Florida.

NASA sticks to plan to launch Moon rocket Wednesday

NASA said Friday it plans to attempt its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon as scheduled next Wednesday, after inspections revealed only minor damage from Hurricane Nicole's passage through Florida.Jim Free, a senior official at the US space agency, told journalists there was "nothing preventing" a launch on that date, and said that NASA teams had managed to access the launch pad on Thursday.The launch of the heavy lift rocket, the most p…

NASA launch of Artemis moon rocket still on track for next week

The rocket for the long-delayed mission was exposed to high winds while sitting on the launch pad Thursday as Hurricane Nicole struck Florida.