04-17-2022, 08:01 PM
NASA is moving the SLS back to the VAB to work on the issues that came about while trying its wet dress rehearsal.
Since April 1st, NASA has tried three times to complete the rehearsal test of the Artemis 1 Moon mission. The test is designed to replicate the countdown procedure the SLS will undergo when the mission hopefully gets underway later this year. On two of the attempts, there have been issues with the Nitrogen supply line and on another, there was a hydrogen leak to the second stage.
It will be the largest flight-capable rocket ever returned to the VAB. A non-flight capable Saturn V mockup was rolled back in 1966, and shuttle Discovery went back before its final flight in 2011.
Since April 1st, NASA has tried three times to complete the rehearsal test of the Artemis 1 Moon mission. The test is designed to replicate the countdown procedure the SLS will undergo when the mission hopefully gets underway later this year. On two of the attempts, there have been issues with the Nitrogen supply line and on another, there was a hydrogen leak to the second stage.
It will be the largest flight-capable rocket ever returned to the VAB. A non-flight capable Saturn V mockup was rolled back in 1966, and shuttle Discovery went back before its final flight in 2011.