US Moon mission suffers another setback, NASA's Artemis-1 launch forced to halt again

US Moon mission suffers another setback, NASA's Artemis-1 launch forced to halt again

Artemis-1 launch cancelled : The American space agency NASA has again canceled the launch of its Artemis-1 mission. Scientists discovered a fuel leak in the rocket a few hours before launch. Even earlier, the launch of this rocket was postponed due to fuel leakage and engine failure. The mission is important for NASA, as Artemis is the first man to return to the Moon in 50 years.

Artemis-1 launch cancelled: The American space agency NASA has again canceled the launch of its Artemis-1 mission. Scientists discovered a fuel leak in the rocket a few hours before launch. Even earlier, the launch of this rocket was postponed due to fuel leakage and engine failure. The mission is important for NASA, as Artemis is the first man to return to the Moon in 50 years.

What is the purpose of the Artemis mission?

Through this mission, NASA was to send an uncrewed rocket to orbit the moon for a month. It aims to increase the participation of women in space exploration in addition to establishing human settlements on the Moon. 30 percent of Artemis-1 engineers are women. In addition, the Artemis-1 mission will carry two mannequins designed to study the effects of radiation on women's bodies, so NASA can learn how to better protect female astronauts.

The launch was scheduled to take place at 11.45 tonight

NASA halted the countdown after scientists discovered a fuel leak from the rocket just hours before launch. As per the schedule, the rocket was scheduled to launch on 3 September 2022 at 11.45 hours during a two-hour launch window. Even during the first launch of this rocket last Sunday, NASA said that there was a technical fault in its engine. For this reason, the Hydrogen team is in discussions with the Artemis-1 launch director.

The last launch was halted due to engine temperature issues.

The Artemis 1 rocket was scheduled to launch last Sunday at 6:03 pm (IST). But NASA stopped this mission 4 minutes before the launch. This rocket was to be launched from America's Kennedy Space Center. But even before the launch, the problem of engine temperature came to light. After which NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said, "Unless it's right, we won't launch." This is a very complex machine. And you can't send it until it's ready to go.

NASA wants to put humans on Mars with Artemis

NASA suffered a financial blow as the launch was halted. Because, one launch costs 4.1 billion dollars. And NASA's Moon mission is several years behind schedule. NASA's next mission, Artemis 2, will carry astronauts into orbit around the Moon. However, it will not land on the surface of the moon. But the Artemis 3 mission, which will begin in early 2025, will land Artemis 3 on the Moon. The Moon has already been manned, so Artemis' second mission is to take humans to Mars. The lunar orbiter will act as a staging and refueling station for Mars missions before going to Mars.