NASA Will Try Again on September 3 For First Launch of Artemis By Nancy_A
During the launch attempt on August 29, the main problem was due to an “engine bleed” issue, which effectively means that one of the four main engines could not be properly chilled to temperatures needed for ignition at launch. However, after reviewing the data, the team feels that the SLS rocket’s engine number 3’s temperature issue was very likely due to a faulty sensor, rather than the engine not reaching its desired chilldown temperature.
“We did see that we had one engine that was reading a little out of family from the others,” said launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson. “We did some troubleshooting to try to bring that back, but that was not successful, and it was outside the bounds of launching.” If they still get the low temperature readings during Saturday’s countdown, Honeycutt said they will rely on other factors to determine if they will go ahead with the launch.
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