Artemis Moon Rocket Launches Tomorrow

[Circuits]

The main booster is made from leftover Space Shuttle parts. Strapping solid rocket boosters to big tanks of hydrogen and oxygen seems a recipe for disaster. Last I heard the engine temp sensor had an anomaly. Then an 8 inch hydrogen breakaway fuel line has a seal leaking. I was hoping for a trouble free launch.

It's a government-run, government-paid project. Failure is not an option because there'd be blame, but delays and over-runs are par for the course.

At this rate, Starship will beat SLS to orbit, and even if this one finally flies, SLS is already irrelevant and outdated.

[buffalobo]

Govt program, cost over runs, delays, irrelevant, out dated, imagine that.

[BushMasterBoy]

Artemis 1 launch slated for November 15!


https://www.google.com/search?q=laun...A04%20PM%20MST

[electronman1729]

Not holding my breath. I read the engines may expire at the end of the month.

[BushMasterBoy]

WX looks good. I'd ride in it, if they let me.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Artemis 1 launch slated for November 15!


https://www.google.com/search?q=laun...A04%20PM%20MST

Correction: Scheduled for Wednesday, Nov 16.

https://www.space.com/artemis-1-moon...l-storm-nicole

[BushMasterBoy]

My understanding is that some silicone sealer peeled off. RTV usually has a 24 hour cure time.

[Aloha_Shooter]

I don't remember what the problem was this time, the rescheduling to tomorrow was effective last week.

[O2HeN2]

Correction: Scheduled for Wednesday, Nov 16.

https://www.space.com/artemis-1-moon...l-storm-nicole

You were right the first time... it's the 15th for Colorado.

November 15th (tonight) at 11pm our time, November 16th at 1am East coast time.

O2

[O2HeN2]

FYI, there's a tenuous Colorado connection to this launch. The launch contains a CubeSat called OMOTENASHI (which is one heck of a backronym). OMOTENASHI is planned to survive somewhat of a "crash landing" on the moon.

OMOTENASHI will transmit information back to earth on the 70cm band, and the Deep Space Exploration Society here in Colorado will be trying to pick up their broadcasts with their 18m radio telescope located in Haswell, Colorado as a backup to Japan's assets, since OMOTENASHI is supposed to land while the moon is in full view of DSES' dish (if the launch goes off tonight during the launch window).

O2