Find here all of our live #ARTEMIS 5:37 p.m .: When will the new launch of Artemis take place? NASA teams will have to analyze all the data before deciding on a new date. We therefore have no official communication on a new date for the moment. that roughly, the fuel burned by rockets launched from Earth represents 1% of the total consumed by aviation on planet Earth. Teams attempted to fix an issue related to a leak in the hardware transferring fuel into the rocket, but were unsuccessful. Join NASA leaders later today for a news conference. Check for updates: https://t.co/6LVDrA1toy17h20: It’s official! The launch of the Artemis rocket has been postponed again, this time due to a fuel leak, announces NASA. the immediate term looks more like “basta rocket” 😄5:18 p.m.: @astronomical costs Excellent question, which I don’t have the answer to…5:18 p.m.: What is the energy and carbon balance of this whole operation?5:14 p.m.: @Gagarin I I am not an expert in space conquest but remember that the launches of new rockets sometimes have a difficult start. I think back to the episode of the France Inter program “Sensitive Affairs” on the beginnings of the Ariane program which I advise you to listen to. More recently, SpaceX had also experienced setbacks, and it’s difficult to compare the rocket differences, knowing that Artemis must go much further. 5:09 p.m .: Disavowal for NASA, right? The reliability of the “old” Vostok-Soyuz launchers still seems to be relevant, in comparison. 5:07 p.m.: NASA engineers have just recommended the postponement of the launch. in the supply side of the 8-inch quick disconnect while attempting to transfer fuel to the rocket. Attempts to fix it so far have been unsuccessful. Stand by for updates. https://t.co/6LVDrA1toy5:06 p.m.: Alas, it does indeed appear that the leak is not fixed and caution dictates postponing the launch for the second time.5:04 p.m.: #Artemis This will be another #nogo for the launch today unfortunately 3:44 p.m .: While a leak has been detected since early this morning, and after two attempts to correct it, NASA says it is going “to plan C” to fix the problem (sensor maybe) and still launch on time , at 8:17 p.m. French time @F2Washington3:25 p.m.: The final preparations for NASA’s new mega-rocket for the Moon have been delayed due to a fuel leak, detected a few hours before takeoff of this test mission which is to launch the Artemis program for the return of the Americans to the Moon. Launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson gave the go-ahead to begin filling the rocket’s tanks with its cryogenic fuel (a total of about three million liters of ultra-cold liquid hydrogen and oxygen). 1:48 p.m.: Countdown is on!! The countdown is on for the Artemis take-off! Take a look: for you, we will be in the front row from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida where we will make you live this historic mission… if all goes well!
1:22 p.m .: The countdown which was blocked at -6:40:00 a.m. has just resumed! #Artemis #artemis1 #artemislaumch #nasa for a launch scheduled from 8:17 p.m. Paris time 🚀
2:19 p.m .: Hello @Jean Borey. Takeoff is scheduled for 2:17 p.m. local time (8:17 p.m. in France), and remains possible during the following two hours if necessary. In the event of a new impediment today, take-off could possibly be rescheduled for Monday or Tuesday. Thank you 12:30 p.m.: It’s noon, we’re taking stock of today’s news: Hundreds of Russians bid farewell to the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, during a quiet funeral marked by the absence of the President Vladimir Putin. After a first failed attempt earlier this week, NASA will try again to launch its mega-rocket to the Moon this evening for a test mission which is to launch its new flagship program, Artemis, fifty years after the last flight of Apollo.Moscow cuts the Nord Stream gas pipeline. This rebound will accentuate the anxiety of Europeans, who are struggling to avoid an energy crisis this winter and accuse Moscow of using gas as a weapon. Follow our live. In tears, with lip service, Serena Williams announced, after her elimination in the third round of the US Open, that we would probably never see her again on the tennis courts. we make a first tour of the news of the day: The funeral of the last leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev takes place today in Moscow. A minimal ceremony that President Vladimir Putin will not attend, a sign of Gorbachev’s controversial legacy in Russia. The G7 countries have targeted Russia’s energy windfall by agreeing to cap the price of its oil, provoking a reaction from Moscow which made Europeans tremble by announcing that the Nord Stream gas pipeline would be completely stopped until a turbine was repaired. Follow our live. After a first failed attempt at the start of the week, NASA will try again to launch its mega-rocket to the Moon this evening for a test mission which is to launch its new flagship program, Artemis, fifty years after the last flight d’Apollo. Tearing, half-heartedly, Serena Williams announced, after her elimination in the third round of the US Open, that we would probably never see her again on the tennis courts.
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