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NASA delays next two Artemis missions<\/h2>\n

In what is turning out to be a bad week for NASA\u2019s lunar exploration programs, NASA announced it was delaying its next launch of the agency\u2019s Space Launch System by nearly a year. While we all were expecting some sort of delay into early 2025, 10 months was a much larger delay than we anticipated.<\/p>\n

The delays to both Artemis 2 and Artemis 3 come with concerns in Lockheed Martin\u2019s Orion spacecraft, both in the heat shield and the life support system. We\u2019ve known about the issues NASA found after Artemis 1 of more than expected heat shield material loss during reentry. A study into what caused it was suppose to be done in late spring of this year, however it might seem that study or its early findings show more work needs to be done. Managers were hoping it was just because of the \u201cskipping\u201d reentry profile Orion took to stress test the heat shield.<\/p>\n

According to NASA, hardware to be used in Artemis 3\u2019s life support system has found failures in some circuitry that handles valves. This would affect a large part of the life support system, including removing carbon dioxide. Artemis 3, however, is linked to Artemis 2 in launch date, obviously you need a crewed test flight before a crewed landing. The mission is set to be no earlier than one year after Artemis 2 lifts off from Florida.<\/p>\n

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