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NASA cancels Artemis I launch attempt but delays roll back decision | Ars Technica

An article by Eric Berger on arstechnica about the issue. On sunday there needs to be a decision on how to proceed. Probably a rollback to the VAB, the building NASA built for assembling the Saturn V Moon rockets. For protecting SLS from the storm and for doing some urgent maintenance.

Even more interesting than the article are the comments. Usually there are a few people with a lot of knowledge there. Seems there are issues with the gigantic crawler, that's why they have not yet decided for roll back though there are many reasons for it.

One commenter said, best possible outcome, the crawler gets stuck on the way back to the VAB and the storm blows over the Artemis 1 SLS. I am an optimist but I don't think we can be that lucky.

Problems with SLS components already beyond their intended life time are increasing. That's why NASA wants to get SLS off to launch at any cost and risk. They declared the recent tanking test a success, when it really wasn't. If they can't launch now, by Oct. 1 or 2, there is even the possibility mentioned by commenters that they may have to scrap Artemis 1 completely.
That would be awful news.

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Weather Monitoring and Rollback Preparations Continue

September 25, 2022 9:11 pm

NASA continues to closely monitor the weather forecast associated with Tropical Storm Ian while conducting final preparations to allow for rolling back the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building.

Managers met Sunday evening to review the latest information on the storm from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Space Force, and the National Hurricane Center and decided to meet again Monday to allow for additional data gathering overnight before making the decision when to roll back. NASA continues to prioritize its people while protecting the Artemis I rocket and spacecraft system.

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moving the image update to the Gulf of Mexico (only can view during daylight hours)


Here’s the IR image that will update by itself also