Artemis I successfully takes off from Cape Canaveral

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – After several delays, the Artemis I successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center overnight.

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VIDEO: Artemis 1 takes off

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1h40

After a brief wait, the clock resumed counting down to the launch of Artemis I, now set at 1:47.

All queried items are ‘go’ to proceed to count terminals. The countdown resumes at T-10 minutes. No compulsion to get started.

— NASA Ground Exploration Systems (@NASAGroundSys) November 16, 2022

00:40

The launch is on hold scheduled at T-10 minutes.

We are within our expected hold at T-10 minutes. Currently, the upper stage liquid hydrogen is 78% full. The middle stage has been completed – liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen are 100% filled. The Ethernet switch has been replaced and will be checked.

— NASA Ground Exploration Systems (@NASAGroundSys) November 16, 2022

12 p.m.

NASA officials said the “red crew” team fixed the leak and a bad Ethernet switch was being replaced.

The “Red Crew” team managed to fix the leak, and it didn’t happen again. The bad Ethernet switch is being replaced.

— NASA Ground Exploration Systems (@NASAGroundSys) November 16, 2022

11:30 p.m.

NASA officials say the ‘red crew’ left the launch pad after the liquid hydrogen filling valve leaked.

10:30 p.m.

Hours pass before the moon rocket launch window opens.

Spectators are waiting to see what impact, if any, the leak detected inside the liquid hydrogen refueling valve has on the launch.

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VIDEO: Leak detected before launch of Artemis I lunar rocket Leak detected before the launch of the Artemis I lunar rocket

9:30 p.m.

NASA officials say a leak has been detected in a liquid hydrogen fill valve on the core stage.

A red crew is sent to the pad.

9:10 p.m.

The weather has become more favorable for tonight’s rocket launch.

What was 80% favorable for the overnight launch has changed to 90%.

7:50 p.m.

Filling of the liquid oxygen tank of the Artemis moon rocket is complete and the core stage is full, NASA tweeted Tuesday evening.

The tanks contain the propellant that will power the rocket’s four RS-25 engines upon liftoff from Artemis I.

6:30 p.m.

Artemis Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson gave the go-ahead for refueling earlier Tuesday afternoon, and liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen loading is underway.

The two-hour launch window opens at 1:04 a.m., marking Artemis’ third launch attempt.

The 25-day uncrewed flight around the moon will test the capabilities of the SLS rocket and the Orion spacecraft.

The SLS liquid hydrogen tank is being filled and will continue to be replenished as the liquid oxygen tank continues to fill. Refueling the tank is necessary because the super cold propellant will boil and turn into gas during the refueling process. pic.twitter.com/CZ988YUnzV

—NASA_SLS (@NASA_SLS) November 15, 2022

Video: NASA prepares to launch Artemis I lunar rocket from Florida space coast NASA teams are making their final preparations for the next launch attempt of NASA’s Artemis 1 mission. (James Tutten, WFTV.com/WFTV)

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Artemis I successfully takes off from Cape Canaveral – WFTV