NASA Prepares for Hurricane Ian Arrival– Assesses Artemis I Forward Plan

By NASA September 28, 2022 A close-up view of the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket inside High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on September 20,2021 Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux With the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft securely parked in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) after rolling back from Launch Pad 39 B Monday night, NASA continues to prioritize its workers as Hurricane Ian approaches the Kennedy Space Center location. A “flight out” group will stay in a safe area at Kennedy throughout the storm to keep track of center-wide conditions as part of NASA’s cyclone readiness procedure. After the storm passes, this group will perform an evaluation of centers, residential or commercial property, and devices. Once it is considered safe for extra staff members to go back to Kennedy, engineers will extend platforms to re-establish access to the rocket and spacecraft. Artemis supervisors will examine alternatives on the level of work that will be performed in the VAB prior to going back to the launch pad or determining the next chance for launch. Service technicians will switch out batteries on the rocket’s flight termination system and retest the system previous to the next launch effort.
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