The American Lunar Lunar Rocket launcher was hit by lightning!

According to the Associated Press on the 28th, the new generation of the United States will be launched according to the original plan, although the launcher has just encountered 3 lightning strikes.

The National Aeronautics Aerospace Agency (NASA) issued a statement on the 27th that the Florida Kennedy Space Center continued to encounter thunderstorms on the afternoon of the 27th. The 39B launching station of the new generation of moon landing rocket "Space Launch System" was strike 3 times.

Earlier this afternoon, there we are three lightning strikes to theLigning Protection SystemTowers at launch pad 39b -A Strike to Tower 1, and Two Strikes To TOWER 2.

The statement said that the preliminary data showed that these few lightning strikes were not powerful. Meteorological staff collects data about lightning strike voltage and current, and will share data with experts of electromagnetic environment to evaluate the impact of lightning strikes on launch tasks.

Screenshot of foreign media video

On the 28th, NASA again issued a statement saying that after evaluation, the lightning strike incident will not affect the launch, and the launch team will continue to count the countdown activities.

According to Reuters, officials of the National Aerospace Administration said that meteorological experts predict that the probability of the weather that is conducive to the launch of the rocket on the 29th is 80%. 33 points) Open, the duration is two hours.

... Weather Forecasts Called for An 80% CHANCE of Favorage Conditions at the Top of Monday's Two-Hour Launch Window, Starting at 8:33 A.M. EDT (1233 GMT).

However, during this period, climate conditions such as thunderstorms are not conducive to launch, the launch plan will be postponed to September 2 or 5.

If the countdown clock is hoted for any reason, nasa has set sept. 2 and sept. 5 as portential backup launch dates.

Florida Kennedy Space Center. Source: Associated Press

It is reported that the "Space Launch System" in the new generation of the moon landing rocket in the United States will be carried off with the "Orion" spacecraft. The plan is named "Artemis Plan".

"Artemis 1" is the first step for the United States to return to the moon. If the task is successful, the U.S. Space Agency is expected to launch the "Artemis 2" to fly around the moon in 2024, and will finally carry out the "Artemis 3" moon landing mission. According to the "Artemis" plan, American astronauts can return to the moon by the end of 2025. Since the plan is planned, related projects have repeatedly extended and exceeded the budget.

Edit: Fu Huimin

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