After the then-US President Donald Trump’s statements about returning to the Moon, NASA announced the return to the Moon program, which it called Artemis. NASA, which wants to test its most powerful rocket ever in the first mission of this program, has not yet achieved its goal.
The institution, which postponed the launch due to a malfunction in one of the rocket’s engines for the first time, canceled the launch this time due to a fuel leak in the rocket. In the first test at the beginning of the week, a hydrogen leak was seen in the rocket.
42 day mission failed to start
In the Artemis I mission, NASA will send the 98-meter rocket called SLS (Space Launch System) and the Orion spacecraft into lunar orbit. Rockets and vehicles will be tested in this mission, which will be performed without a crew.
In the first attempt, the rocket, which leaked fuel, was tried to be stopped by the launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson and his team by pouring helium, as in the first leak, by sealing the leaking gasket. This method once again failed.
Although this mission, which has been planned for more than 10 years, seems to be a symbolic mission for NASA, pressure from China and private institutions such as SpaceX requires the institution to act as soon as possible. The collected data will also form the basis for manned missions.
The Artemis I mission, if launched one day, will take six weeks, during which time the rocket will travel approximately 1.7 million kilometers. Every moment of the mission will be recorded by cameras.
It is not yet known when the next launch attempt will be made.
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