"While the teams are not working on any major
concerns," NASA noted. Also, NASA has added more time to finish closeout procedures
inside the Vehicle Assembly building before rolling the combined rocket and
spacecraft out for the first time.
The rocket and spacecraft stack is now located inside the
Vehicle Assembly Building and is 322 feet (98 meters) tall. If the test goes well,
the stack will be returned to this location until it is ready to launch. When
Artemis I debuts will be determined by the outcomes of the wet dress rehearsal.
There are currently two possible launch windows for Artemis
I. The first is from April 8 to April 23, and the second is from May 7 to May
21. NASA officials announced in October that Artemis I may launch between March
12 and 27 and April 8 and 23.
The space agency has yet to declare a new launch date.
"Right now, we're kind of looking at mid-March," Tom Whitmeyer,
NASA's Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development, said
at a news briefing, according to Space.com.
"As we move closer to the final close-out, we'll be in
a better position to provide a definite target date." The next stage
toward launch will be a wet dress rehearsal when the deployment to the pad is
completed successfully.
"Ahead of the wet dress rehearsal, the engineers will
continue work on final closeout activities and flight termination system
testing," NASA added.
Reportedly, the space agency also shared that it is looking
at possible launch dates in April and May.
'Artemis 1' will be the first of NASA's Artemis missions, to
land humans on the moon in the long run as part of a long-term ambition for a
long-term lunar presence.
Since the agency's final Apollo mission in 1972, this will
be the first time NASA or anybody else has sent humans to the moon's surface.
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