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“Right now, there’s nothing stopping us” from attempting a launch on Wednesday, said NASA’s Jim Free, an associate administrator.
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Wind never exceeded the rocket’s design limits as Hurricane Nicole swept through the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, according to the Free. But he admitted that if the launch team had known in advance that a hurricane was about to hit, they probably would have kept the rocket indoors. The rocket was brought to the pad late last week for the $4.1 billion demonstration mission. Gusts reached 100 mph (160 km/h) at the top of the launch tower, but were not as strong further down the rocket. Computer models show there should be no strength or fatigue problems from the storm, even deep inside the rocket, Free noted.
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NASA had targeted an early Monday launch, but put it on hold for two days because of the storm.
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“Right now, there’s nothing stopping us” from attempting a launch on Wednesday, said NASA’s Jim Free, an associate administrator.
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Wind never exceeded the rocket’s design limits as Hurricane Nicole swept through the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, according to the Free. But he admitted that if the launch team had known in advance that a hurricane was about to hit, they probably would have kept the rocket indoors. The rocket was brought to the pad late last week for the $4.1 billion demonstration mission. Gusts reached 100 mph (160 km/h) at the top of the launch tower, but were not as strong further down the rocket. Computer models show there should be no strength or fatigue problems from the storm, even deep inside the rocket, Free noted.
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NASA had targeted an early Monday launch, but put it on hold for two days because of the storm.
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We apologize, but this video failed to load. The 322-foot-long (98-meter) rocket, known as the SLS for Space Launch System, is the most powerful ever built by NASA. A crew capsule atop the rocket, with three test dummies, will shoot for the moon – the first such flight in 50 years, when Apollo astronauts last visited the moon. NASA wants to test all systems before boarding astronauts in 2024 for a trip around the Moon. Two previous launch attempts, in late summer, were thwarted by fuel leaks. Hurricane Ian also forced a return to the shed in late September.
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“Right now, there’s nothing stopping us” from attempting a launch on Wednesday, said NASA’s Jim Free, an associate administrator.
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Wind never exceeded the rocket’s design limits as Hurricane Nicole swept through the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, according to the Free. But he admitted that if the launch team had known in advance that a hurricane was about to hit, they probably would have kept the rocket indoors. The rocket was brought to the pad late last week for the $4.1 billion demonstration mission. Gusts reached 100 mph (160 km/h) at the top of the launch tower, but were not as strong further down the rocket. Computer models show there should be no strength or fatigue problems from the storm, even deep inside the rocket, Free noted.
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NASA had targeted an early Monday launch, but put it on hold for two days because of the storm.
RECOMMENDED VIDEO
We apologize, but this video failed to load. The 322-foot-long (98-meter) rocket, known as the SLS for Space Launch System, is the most powerful ever built by NASA. A crew capsule atop the rocket, with three test dummies, will shoot for the moon – the first such flight in 50 years, when Apollo astronauts last visited the moon. NASA wants to test all systems before boarding astronauts in 2024 for a trip around the Moon. Two previous launch attempts, in late summer, were thwarted by fuel leaks. Hurricane Ian also forced a return to the shed in late September.
