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NASA shared a NASA video that was taken by the Solar Dynamic Observatory. It shows dark patches on sun which give the illusion of smiling. (Credit: @NASASun / Twitter)
Florida’s incoming Tropical Storm Nicole has stopped NASA’s massive moon rocket from launching the Artemis 1 mission around Moon.
NASA had been scheduled to launch the Space Launch System and Orion spacecrafts early Monday morning. However, NASA was delayed by Tropical Storm Nicole. This storm is expected to land on the Florida coast on Wednesday or Thursday morning.
Kennedy Space Center, Fla. VIPs witness NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket roll to the launchpad on Thursday, March 17, 2022. The Space Launch System (SLS) is the name of the massive rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft capsule. It was launched on Thursday evening from Launch Complex 39-B. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images).
The first launch attempt by the space agency was scheduled for Monday, November 14, but NASA stated Tuesday that it is now looking at Wednesday, Nov. 16 “pending safe conditions for employees and inspections after the storm has passed.”
Nov. 16 will offer a 2-hour launch window, which opens at 1:04 AM ET.
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Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA’s rocket for Artemis 1 rolls to the launchpad on Thursday, March 17, 2022. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images).
NASA stated Monday that it plans to keep Orion and the SLC spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center during the hurricane.
The SLS rocket can withstand winds up to 85 mph (74.4 knots), at 60 feet with a structural margin.
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The statement states that the rocket was designed to withstand heavy rains at launch pad. Spacecraft hatches have been secured against water intrusion.
NASA stated that it will continue to monitor tropical storm Nicole and will launch next week, subject to safe conditions for employees returning to work, and inspections after the storm has passed.
