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The space agency's long-awaited Artemis I mission is set for liftoff Monday. It is the first of three missions set to culminate with landing astronauts on ...

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NASA on Monday plans to launch the uncrewed Artemis I mission, a potential big step for the space agency as it pushes to put astronauts on the moon for the ...

ET.\n\nMeanwhile, the agency has determined there is no structural crack on the SLS rocket.\n\n“They don’t see that,” Derrol Nail, NASA’s broadcaster, said on the livestream.\n\nInstead, it appears that ice had formed along a crack in insulating foam but not the rocket’s actual tank, according to NASA. The launch countdown clock is currently paused at 40 minutes until a prospective launch.\n\nThe agency had hoped to blast off the SLS rocket with the Orion spacecraft on top as soon as 8:33 a.m. NASA engineers are still trying to resolve a problem with one of the four engines installed on the main stage of the Space Launch System rocket, according to the agency’s livestream.\n\nTeams from the agency are focused on an issue with the engine that is preventing it from reaching a temperature range that would permit launch.

Ground teams fueled NASA's next-generation rocketship for its planned debut launch Monday on an uncrewed, six-week test flight around the moon and back, ...

About 90 minutes after launch, the rocket's upper stage will thrust Orion out of Earth orbit on course for a 42-day flight that brings it to within 60 miles of the lunar surface before sailing 40,000 miles (64,374 km) beyond the moon and back to Earth. The capsule is expected to splash down in the Pacific on Oct. Even the new moon-walking suits remain to be designed. If the countdown clock is halted for any reason, NASA has set Sept. space agency has built since the Saturn V flown during the Apollo moon program of the 1960s and 70s. 2 and Sept. NASA officials said on Sunday they were also eyeing a potential, but minor, helium leak in launch pad equipment. EDT (1233 GMT). NASA chief Bill Nelson has defended the program as a boon to space exploration and an "economic engine," noting that in 2019 alone, for example, Artemis generated $14 billion in commerce and supported 70,000 U.S. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com On Monday morning, roughly two hours before the launch window was due to open, engineers struggled to configure one of the rocket's four engines for launch and examined a buildup of frost detected on an inner tank seal, according to NASA. The program, named for the goddess who was Apollo's twin sister in ancient Greek mythology, aims to return astronauts to the moon as early as 2025 after a five-decade hiatus.

The NASA moon rocket stands ready less than 24 hours before it is scheduled to launch at the Kennedy Space Center, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla ...

NASA is looking to establish a lunar base during Artemis, with astronauts rotating in and out for weeks at a time. During Apollo, 12 astronauts landed on the moon from 1969 through 1972, with stays of no more than a few days. A two-person lunar landing could follow by the end of 2025. Engineers scrambled to understand an 11-minute delay in the communication lines between Launch Control and Orion that cropped up late Sunday. Even with no one on board, thousands of people jammed the coast to see the Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket soar. Instead, three test dummies were strapped in for the lunar-orbiting mission, expected to last six weeks.

NASA's Artemis I mission, slated to take an Orion capsule with three test dummies to the moon and back, was scrubbed due to fuel leaks.

NASA repeatedly stopped and started the fueling of the Space Launch System rocket with nearly 1 million gallons of super-cold hydrogen and oxygen because of a leak. The fueling already was running nearly an hour late because of thunderstorms near Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.] [The leak of highly explosive hydrogen appeared in the same place that saw seepage during a dress rehearsal last spring.] [Then a second apparent hydrogen leak turned up in a valve that had caused trouble in June but that NASA thought it had fixed, officials said.] [Rocket is most powerful to fly from 'Space Coast' in decades] [NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is a behemoth. The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft "remain in a safe and stable configuration," NASA said in a statement.] The massive Space Launch System rocket will become the agency's most powerful when it ultimately takes flight. This first test mission involves a roundtrip that will take about 42 days. Eastern, but elected not to go forward two hours before the window closed.

NASA delayed the debut of its towering moon rocket Monday after issues emerged during countdown, postponing the launch. The agency was slated to launch its ...

Artemis I has been delayed for years, with the program running billions over budget. ET, sending the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule on a more than month-long journey around the moon. NASA has back-up launch dates scheduled for Sept. 2 and Sept. CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – NASA postponed its Artemis I launch Monday after issues emerged during countdown, delaying the debut of its towering moon rocket and its long-awaited mission to the moon. - NASA postponed its Artemis I launch Monday after issues emerged during countdown, delaying the debut of its towering moon rocket and its long-awaited mission to the moon.

AUGUST 29, 2022: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Fuel leaks and a possible crack discovered during final liftoff p...

The entire program will have set NASA back $93 billion by the time astronauts are back on the moon. The launch represents a major milestone in America’s quest to put astronauts back on the moon for the first time since the Apollo program ended 50 years ago. The rocket is set to lift off on a mission to put a crew capsule into orbit around the moon.

NASA's space capsule, called Artemis 1, will travel for roughly 40 days -- reaching as close as 60 miles from the moon.

ET If that window passes, the next attempt at launch will be Sept. The countdown clock is currently paused at T-40 and the launch can go as late as 10:33 a.m. "She met with astronauts at NASA Operations Support Building II and will proceed to a tour of Artemis II and Artemis III hardware as planned. "There are certain guidelines. "These exceptional public servants, these exceptional skilled professionals who have the ability to see what is possible and what has never been done before. 2.

NASA delayed the launch of its SLS rocket amid an issue with one of the engines. The next available launch date is September 2nd.

This landing will include the first woman to walk on the Moon. Once the SLS is rolled out from the VAB, there is a 20-day time limit for the flight termination system before it has to be tested again. That means the rocket has to launch within 20 days of its rollout, or it must be returned to the VAB so that the flight termination system can get checked out again. Launch controllers condition the engines by increasing pressure on the core stage tanks to bleed some of the cryogenic propellant to the engines to get them to the proper temperature range to start them. The massive rocket will carry the Orion crew capsule, which aims to carry its first astronauts in 2024. NASA controllers are keeping the rocket in its current state as they continue to gather data about this issue.

A fuel leak and then an engine problem during final liftoff preparations led NASA to call off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket Monday on its debut ...

The rocket was set to lift off on a flight to propel a crew capsule into orbit around the moon. Engineers scrambled to understand an 11-minute delay in the communication lines between launch control and Orion that cropped up late Sunday. Regardless of all the technical snags, thunderstorms ultimately would have prevented a liftoff. Even though no one was on board, thousands of people jammed the coast to see the rocket soar. As precious minutes ticked away Monday morning, NASA repeatedly stopped and started the fueling of the Space Launch System rocket with nearly 1 million gallons of super-cold hydrogen and oxygen because of a leak of highly explosive hydrogen. Then, NASA ran into new trouble when it was unable to properly chill one of the rocket’s four main engines, officials said.

NASA officials give a news briefing after a fuel leak and then an engine problem during final liftoff preparations led the to calling off the launch of its ...

Engineers scrambled to understand an 11-minute delay in the communication lines between launch control and Orion that cropped up late Sunday. Regardless of all the technical snags, thunderstorms ultimately would have prevented a liftoff. a big step closer to putting astronauts back on the lunar surface for the first time since the Apollo program ended 50 years ago. Then, NASA ran into new trouble when it was unable to properly chill one of the rocket’s four main engines, officials said. As precious minutes ticked away, NASA repeatedly stopped and started the fueling of the Space Launch System rocket with nearly 1 million gallons of super-cold hydrogen and oxygen because of a leak of highly explosive hydrogen. The event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

Following the Artemis I launch scrub Monday from Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the agency will hold a media briefing at ...

NASA is set to launch a rocket that will carry its first human-rated capsule into lunar orbit since the Apollo era. NASA hopes the scheduled launch will be ...

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The mission will be the first flight in NASA's Artemis project, a quest to put astronauts back on the moon for the first time since the Apollo program ended 50 ...

The rocket was set to lift off on a flight to propel a crew capsule into orbit around the moon. The problem required what turned out to be a simple fix. The AP is solely responsible for all content. A two-person lunar landing could follow by the end of 2025. As precious minutes ticked away Monday morning, NASA repeatedly stopped and started the fueling of the Space Launch System rocket because of a leak of highly explosive hydrogen, eventually succeeding in reducing the seepage. Then, NASA ran into new trouble when it was unable to properly chill one of the rocket’s four main engines, officials said.

The next launch attempt will not take place until Friday at the earliest and could be off until next month.

Engineers scrambled to understand an 11-minute delay in the communication lines between launch control and Orion that cropped up late Sunday. A two-person lunar landing could follow by the end of 2025. Vice President Kamala Harris was expected among the VIPs. No astronauts were inside the rocket’s Orion capsule. As precious minutes ticked away, NASA repeatedly stopped and started the fueling of the Space Launch System rocket with nearly 1 million gallons of super-cold hydrogen and oxygen because of a leak of highly explosive hydrogen. Then, NASA ran into new trouble when it was unable to properly chill one of the rocket’s four main engines, officials said.

Washington, D.C. - NASA reports that the launch director halted today's Artemis I launch attempt at approximately 7:34am CT. The Space Launch System.

The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft remain in a safe and stable configuration. – NASA reports that the launch director halted today’s Artemis I launch attempt at approximately 7:34am CT. Launch controllers were continuing to evaluate why a bleed test to get the RS-25 engines on the bottom of the core stage to the proper temperature range for liftoff was not successful and ran out of time in the two-hour launch window.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Thousands of people had come from near and far to pack the beaches, roadsides, rooftops and waterways.

“That is something that we’re going to demonstrate, end to end, for the first time on the day of launch,” Mr. Another problem cropped up when a leak was detected in a hydrogen fuel line that attaches to the bottom of the rocket. The engine issue that arose later in the countdown also involved hydrogen but in a different part of the rocket. to board a boat to get a prime view of the launchpad. “And if we do not successfully demonstrate that, we are not going to launch that day.” “There are so many people here and the excitement was crazy and definitely sad,” she said, “and hopefully I get to stick around.” If the launch cannot occur during the Labor Day weekend, the rocket will have to be rolled back to the giant Vehicle Assembly Building — essentially a garage for rockets. Eastern, Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, the launch director, decided that it was time to call it off and try again another day. “It’s too early to say what the options are.” In particular, NASA wants to make sure that the heat shield on Orion can survive a fiery entry through Earth’s atmosphere at 25,000 miles per hour, the speed of a spacecraft returning from the moon. Some even camped overnight in hopes of seeing NASA’s giant new moon rocket launch for the first time, rising upward with a thunderous boom and jets of fire from its engines. — Thousands of people had come from near and far to pack the beaches, roadsides, rooftops and waterways.

Following the Artemis I launch scrub Monday from Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the agency will hold a media briefing at ...

US space agency technicians working against the clock to correct 'engine bleed' in time for possible rescheduled lift-off on Friday.

The Orion crew capsule is the brainchild of Lockheed Martin. They may be floating worlds, they may be the surface of Mars. But this is just part of our push outward, our quest to explore, to find out what’s out there in this universe.” “Engineers are focused on gathering as much data as they can, so they have not gone to draining the rocket just yet.” “This time we’re going back, we’re going to live there, we’re going to learn there. If Artemis 1 ultimately succeeds, astronauts will be onboard an interim test flight along the same route 40,000 miles beyond the moon and back, a trek scheduled for 2024.

STAR-X, a proposed space mission that includes Penn State astronomer Niel Brandt, is one of two proposed missions selected by the NASA Explorers Program to ...

“STAR-X will also provide the essential X-ray and UV follow-up capabilities for remarkable cosmic objects discovered by the Rubin LSST in optical light.” Composed of an X-ray telescope, an ultraviolet (UV) telescope, and a responsive spacecraft, STAR-X is designed to conduct time-domain surveys, which study how astronomical objects change with time, and to respond rapidly to transient cosmic events discovered by other observatories such as LIGO, Rubin LSST, the Roman Space Telescope, and the Square Kilometer Array. [STAR-X](https://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/star-x/), a proposed space mission that includes Penn State astronomer Niel Brandt, is one of two proposed missions selected by the NASA Explorers Program to receive $3 million for a nine-month detailed study of mission requirements.

Washington, D.C. - NASA will hold a media teleconference at 5:00pm CDT Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 to discuss the flight test of the agency's mega Moon.

[https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/](https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/) [Artemis](https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/) missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars. [Artemis I](https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-i/) lunar mission.

Two former NASA administrators, Jim Bridenstine and Charles Bolden, said that Russia could be a difficult space partner.

Follow us on Twitter [@Spacedotcom](https://twitter.com/SPACEdotcom) (opens in new tab) or on [Roscosmos](https://www.space.com/22724-roscosmos.html), the nation's federal space agency. Furthermore, Artemis aims to return astronauts to the moon "sustainably" for long missions, he said, adding that sharing costs is key to achieving that goal. In response, the blustery Rogozin famously quipped that NASA should put its [astronauts on trampolines](https://www.space.com/25718-russian-official-us-trampolines-space.html) rather than use the Soyuz to get to space, which was the only method possible for U.S. He expressed worry that NASA-funded [commercial stations](https://www.space.com/private-space-stations-historical-view) will not be ready in time to fill gaps in low Earth orbit research. The situation required NASA to buy seats on Russian Soyuz spacecraft until [SpaceX](https://www.space.com/18853-spacex.html)'s Crew Dragon was ready to carry humans in May 2020. "We helped them get the [vice]-presidency of that organization, where we were working on air traffic management," he said. Bolden added, however, that he and his colleagues had been focused on opening up space relationships with Russia as well as China. Russia has also taken controversial spaceflight actions recently; for example, it conducted an [anti-satellite missile test](https://www.space.com/crussian-anti-satellite-missile-test-world-condemnation) in November 2021 that created a cloud of new debris that has threatened the ISS multiple times. After that happened, the United States imposed economic sanctions on politicians such as Dmitry Rogozin — Russia's deputy prime minister at the time, who soon became the leader of (The agency is banking on the ISS partnership being [extended to 2030](https://www.space.com/congress-approves-iss-extension-2030-chips-act), from 2024, to allow time for those replacements to get up and running.) Bridenstine and Bolden said there were deep issues with Russia during their respective tenures at the helm of NASA.

This time when NASA goes to the moon, it's not just about breaking through Earth's atmosphere, but glass ceilings. Meet Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, ...

"Since then, it has been such a pride of mine to see how the female presence has grown in all capacities. [science](https://mashable.com/science) and tech news delivered straight to your inbox? "Since then, it has been such a pride of mine to see how the female presence has grown in all capacities," she told Mashable. [important NASA launches](https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/714795main_firing-rooms.pdf) — today. [as early as 2025](https://mashable.com/article/nasa-moon-landing-sites-artemis-mission), will see the first woman walk on the moon. [Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab)] "In the case of the Apollo 11 launch, we had one woman in the firing room of 450 men," Blackwell-Thompson said. [scrubbed the planned Monday morning launch](https://mashable.com/article/nasa-artemis-1-rocket-launch-delay-scrub), halting the countdown clock at T-minus 40 minutes, after learning one of the rocket's four engines wasn't reaching the proper chilled temperature. [maiden 42-day voyage](https://mashable.com/article/nasa-artemis-rocket-launch-moon-mission-purpose), the Orion capsule will travel 1.3 million miles, testing various orbits, swinging past the moon, and coming back home hotter and faster than any spacecraft has ever flown. While touring the world-famous launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida, she saw the legendary Space Shuttle up close. That means it'll be her voice, with a bit of a South Carolina drawl, calling the final "Go for launch." space agency has changed from the smoke-filled control rooms of the Apollo era.

The delay of NASA's first major mission to return to the moon in half a century comes at a sensitive time for the US space agency, as it's embroiled in a ...

In an [interview with NBC](https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/august-28-rep-kinzinger-nasa-administrator-bill-nelson-adm-stavridis-amb-michael-mcfaul-147182661609) that aired Aug. [Global Times](https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202208/1274145.shtml), hit out at NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. Nelson also repeated an accusation he made in May during a Congressional hearing that the Chinese space program was built on [stolen technology](https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202205/1266116.shtml).

VOA's Kane Farabaugh spoke with NASA Astronaut Victor Glover ahead of Monday's scheduled Artemis launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

You're going to be OK, but it's going to be OK because you're going to work so hard.’ And so, that's what I would say to myself. And yes, as somebody who likes to have a stick and throttle, you know, I want to go up there and do aileron rolls in the thing, but the maneuvers it's going to do are so complicated that for me to have manual control throughout the entire regime of flight actually adds risk that that we aren't necessarily trying to buy off on. And if we can keep the structure and the avionics and the crew inside safe, then I think we're well on our way a couple of years from now having a crew going to the moon as well.” And so some little kid’s going, 'I want to be like that and I'm going to study this and I'm going to eat my vegetables and I'm going to be a good person.' And that to me is valuable. One of the primary things all astronauts have to do though is integrate all of that and then take it into space and know how space is different than what you do on the ground. GLOVER: “[H]opefully the public is following that closely to know this is not a walk in the park. And then it became you know we're going to send the first woman and the first person of color to the moon. And so but again, I do think it's important you know, there are little kids out there that look up to us and say I want to do that. And so this is going to open the door for us to send humans to the moon. There isn't like relative experience you can go to unless you're talking to an Apollo astronaut to help prepare you for what it's going to be like to reach the surface of the moon. GLOVER: “Well of course you know you heard the line it originally was we're going to send the first woman and the next man to the moon. And my favorite part about this is the excitement of all the NASA employees who have worked hard for years to make this happen.”

AUGUST 29, 2022, UPDATE: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA called off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket ...

The rocket is set to lift off on a mission to put a crew capsule into orbit around the moon. The launch represents a major milestone in America’s quest to put astronauts back on the moon for the first time since the Apollo program ended 50 years ago. The shakedown flight, when it happens, will be a big step forward in America’s quest to put astronauts back on the moon for the first time since the end of the Apollo program 50 years ago. The entire program will have set NASA back $93 billion by the time astronauts are back on the moon. The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket was set to lift off Monday morning from Florida with three test dummies aboard on its first flight, a mission to propel a capsule into orbit around the moon. The rocket was set to lift off on a flight to propel a crew capsule into orbit around the moon. (AP) — Fuel leaks and a possible crack discovered during final liftoff preparations are threatening to delay the launch of NASA’s mighty new moon rocket Monday on its shakedown flight with three test dummies aboard. (AP) — NASA has scrubbed the launch of its new moon rocket on a no-crew test flight after a cascade of last-minute problems, including unexplained engine trouble. The problem required what turned out to be a simple fix. As precious minutes ticked away Monday morning, NASA repeatedly stopped and started the fueling of the Space Launch System rocket because of a leak of highly explosive hydrogen, eventually succeeding in reducing the seepage. A two-person lunar landing could follow by the end of 2025. Then, NASA ran into new trouble when it was unable to properly chill one of the rocket’s four main engines, officials said.

Virginia Tech's Water Acquisition And Targeted Release Regional Air Mobility design project brought home first-place honors in the NASA Aeronautics University ...

“Each of these teams was extremely self-motivated and really listened to the feedback from their design reviews,” said Raj. The aircraft’s very short or vertical takeoff and landings capabilities allow it to bridge the gap between the U.S. “H2AERO did a lot of trade studies at the start looking into variables such as tank size or maximum range to find our optimum configuration, and our initial commitment to focusing on this objective function really gave us a leg up.” Teams also were tasked with minimizing noise during takeoff and landing, keeping costs comparable to current approaches, and taking into account fuel and battery capacity, flight speed, and the number of water trips to maximize the water delivered to the fire location within a 24-hour period. Aerospace engineering design courses use the group design process to both better simulate the way design is done in the real world and promote the benefits of collaborative learning. He said that although most of the teams’ aircraft ended up looking similar, H2AERO set itself apart by quickly establishing water capacity as a core design function. Currently, helicopters are used to reach these small water sources, and, therefore, the vehicle needed to be able to access similarly small or tree-enclosed bodies of water. The vehicles needed to be able to gather water from local water sources, such as lakes, rivers, or oceans, which require vertical short takeoff and landing operations. Of the eight air vehicle teams advised by Raj and Butler this past academic year, four focused their efforts on the NASA extending public benefit proposal. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering](https://www.aoe.vt.edu/) leads up to a yearlong capstone design experience in the senior year. “I’ve found that this approach tends to expand the scope and broadens the design space for the students,” said Raj. But is it possible for engineers to also channel these innovations to better serve the needs of the general public?

NASA, and Space Fans, Await Decision on Next Chance to Launch Artemis Moon Rocket. Aug. 29, 2022, 8:38 a.m. ET ...

“That is something that we’re going to demonstrate, end to end, for the first time on the day of launch,” Mr. Another problem cropped up when a leak was detected in a hydrogen fuel line that attaches to the bottom of the rocket. The engine issue that arose later in the countdown also involved hydrogen but in a different part of the rocket. to board a boat to get a prime view of the launchpad. “And if we do not successfully demonstrate that, we are not going to launch that day.” “There are so many people here and the excitement was crazy and definitely sad,” she said, “and hopefully I get to stick around.” If the launch cannot occur during the Labor Day weekend, the rocket will have to be rolled back to the giant Vehicle Assembly Building — essentially a garage for rockets. Eastern, Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, the launch director, decided that it was time to call it off and try again another day. Instead, she spoke to reporters on Monday after NASA scrubbed the flight. “It’s too early to say what the options are.” In particular, NASA wants to make sure that the heat shield on Orion can survive a fiery entry through Earth’s atmosphere at 25,000 miles per hour, the speed of a spacecraft returning from the moon. Some even camped overnight in hopes of seeing NASA’s giant new moon rocket launch for the first time, rising upward with a thunderous boom and jets of fire from its engines.

Thomas Boothby (right), a University of Wyoming assistant professor of molecular biology, and Anthony Trent, a UW senior from Laramie majoring in molecular ...

By using these different types of radiation, we will be able to see if nematodes and tardigrades are affected differently by these different types of radiation.” We are using X-rays because they are a ready source of ionizing radiation and ultraviolet-C light because it is nonionizing. “Nematode worms, like humans, are susceptible to radiation damage, while their cousins, the tardigrades, are one of the toughest organisms we know of when it comes to surviving high doses of radiation,” he says. Tardigrades are renowned for surviving a number of environmental stresses, including being dried out, frozen and heated to temperatures above the boiling point of water. By studying how the tiny creatures cope with acute and chronic exposure to ionizing radiation, Boothby hopes to better understand the commonalities and differences between these types of exposures. “Most of the research that has been done with regard to the effects of radiation has looked at acute single exposures to radiation.