NASA's major test for Artemis I mission called off due to tech issue
STORY: NASA's major test for Artemis I mission called off due to tech issue
DATELINE: April 6, 2022
LENGTH: 00:00:36
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the launch site
STORYLINE:
NASA's final major test for its mega Moon rocket and Orion spacecraft was called off due to a tech issue on Monday, the agency said on Tuesday.
During the approximate two-day test, known as a wet dress rehearsal, the launch team ran through operations to load propellant into the mega rocket's tanks, conduct a full launch countdown, demonstrate the ability to recycle the countdown clock, and also drain propellants to give them an opportunity to practice the timelines and procedures they will use for launch, according to NASA.
NASA encountered an issue Monday, with a panel on the mobile launcher that controls the core stage vent valve. The purpose of the valve is to relieve pressure from the rocket's core stage during tanking, according to NASA.
NASA's launch director made the call to
- Product Code
- ILEA000950626
- Registered date
- 2022/4/06 00:00:00
- Credit
- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
- Media source
- Xinhua News Agency.All Rights Reserved
- Media size
- 1920 × 1080 pixel
- Deployment size
- 37.22(MB)*
*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.