Artemis-1 Mission: Weather is becoming the biggest obstacle in the way of NASA, now the moon rocket will be launched on November 16 instead of 14

Posted on 9th Nov 2022 by rohit kumar

The US space agency NASA has once again extended the launch date of its much-awaited Moon Rocket. This has been done because of Tropical Storm Nicole. Earlier, the Moon rocket was to be launched on November 14, but due to bad weather, it is now planned to be launched on November 16. Jim Free, a senior official of the US Space Agency, gave this information on Twitter.

 

Why Artemis's launch day was pushed forward

Jim Free is NASA's associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development. "Our people are the most important aspect of our mission," he said. We make their safety a priority. That's why we are pushing the launch date of Artemis.

 

Hurricane warning issued near Kennedy Space Center

A hurricane warning has been issued near the Kennedy Space Center. This is the place from where NASA will launch the Moon rocket. This is the most powerful explosion NASA has ever seen. Earlier, the time of 10.30 pm on November 14 was fixed for the launch of the Moon rocket. Artemis-1 is the first test flight of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.

 

The launch has already been postponed

The launch of the Moon rocket has already been postponed. Because of Hurricane Nicole, experts have expressed concern that the rocket, which is estimated to be worth several billion dollars, could be damaged by the storm if left uncovered.

 

NASA's Artemis-1 mission is very important

NASA's Artemis-1 Moon mission is very important. Through this mission, NASA is planning to once again send humans to the moon in the year 2024. The Moon rocket launch is expected on November 16.

 

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