{"id":22305,"date":"2022-02-03T18:04:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T10:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/nasa-buys-more-time-before-first-sls-flight-for-upcoming-artemis-i-lunar-flyby-mission\/"},"modified":"2022-02-03T18:04:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T10:04:04","slug":"nasa-buys-more-time-before-first-sls-flight-for-upcoming-artemis-i-lunar-flyby-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/nasa-buys-more-time-before-first-sls-flight-for-upcoming-artemis-i-lunar-flyby-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA buys more time before first SLS flight for upcoming Artemis I lunar flyby mission"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The latest development from NASA specifically involves how soon SLS and Orion will conduct a wet dress rehearsal (final major test before launch) with the Mobile Launcher. NASA previously planned to conduct the wet dress rehearsal sometime this month, but the space agency\u2019s updated forecast is no earlier than March. <\/p>\n

Today, NASA conducted a call with media, including Space Explored, <\/em>to provide more context for the delay while also setting expectations for when the first Artemis mission will begin. <\/p>\n

Tom Whitmeyer (deputy associate administrator for exploration systems development), Mike Bolger (Exploration Ground Systems program manager), and Mike Sarafin (Artemis I mission manager) explained that there isn\u2019t one single issue at fault for pushing back the final test before the first SLS launch. Instead, the cause was described as a list of remaining work left to do before the uncrewed rocket can safely fly.<\/p>\n

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