The agency says an October launch is unlikely, but it won't 'take anything off the table' after the storm comes through.
is currently slated for Oct. 4; whether that date holds is not guaranteed given Ian, though it seems almost certain to launch sooner than Artemis 1.
NASA may prioritize Crew-5 due to the need for regular crew rotations to the orbiting complex, which are tied in part to experiments and crew health requirements. The ISS is also a busy facility with other spacecraft constantly visiting with equipment, supplies and experiments, meaning any scheduled launch must be fit into this network of arrivals and departures.
Many people will be on leave in the coming days for personal preparations, and non-essential personnel will telework. Post-hurricane, a damage assessment and recovery team will ride around the facility to"determine whether it's safe to allow folks to come back on site," Petro said. Once safe to do so, Artemis 1's flight termination system batteries will be evaluated to assure approval from the Space Force to return to the pad, Free said. Other"life-limited items," roughly 20 or so, such as fuel storage in the service module and some of the payloads within the Orion spacecraft, will also be checked for anything that needs to be adjusted or replaced.briefly within the facility Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. EDT .
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