NASA scrubs Artemis mission yet again because SLS just can't handle the pressure
It was second time unlucky for NASA as its Space Launch System rocket remained rooted to its Florida launch pad following a second scrub of its Moon mission.
Once again, the countdown was fraught with drama when over-pressure warnings were triggered in the liquid oxygen and hydrogen lines as engineers chilled down the plumbing of the vehicle prior to the loading of chilled fuel. Déjà vu struck as a leak was detected at an 8-inch quick disconnect point for the hydrogen fueling umbilical line at the base of the rocket
Engineers paused liquid hydrogen loading to allow the hardware in the area to warm up in the hope that the leak would seal itself. When that failed, engineers had a crack at pressurizing lines to force the balky seal to reseat itself as the countdown clock continued its relentless march toward the launch window.
Alas, it was all for naught as NASA confirmed the inevitable. There will be no launch of the SLS into the Florida sky today. At least they managed to fill the tanks on the earlier attempt, this time they didn't even get that far before things went wrong.I mission to the Moon has been postponed. Teams attempted to fix an issue related to a leak in the hardware transferring fuel into the rocket, but were unsuccessful. Join NASA leaders later today for a news conference.
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