NASA 將 Artemis I 任務的最新發射窗口定在 11 月 14 日

在 16 日和 19 日還有兩個備選時間。

Sanji Feng
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TOPSHOT - The Artemis I unmanned lunar rocket sits on launch pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 25, 2022, just hours before it begins its rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). - NASA's Artemis 1 rocket -- waiting to blast off on a delayed mission to the Moon -- will be rolled back into its storage hangar Monday night, the space agency said, as Florida braces for Hurricane Ian. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - The Artemis I unmanned lunar rocket sits on launch pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 25, 2022, just hours before it begins its rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). - NASA's Artemis 1 rocket -- waiting to blast off on a delayed mission to the Moon -- will be rolled back into its storage hangar Monday night, the space agency said, as Florida braces for Hurricane Ian. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

在為躲避颶風又經歷了一次延遲後，NASA 的 Artemis I 任務如今再次定下了最新的發射窗口。這次官方選擇了美國東部時間 11 月 14 日的上午 12 點 07 分，窗口開放期為 1 小時 9 分鐘。如果屆時再遇到不利於發射的情況的話，NASA 還準備了 16 日上午 1 點 04 分和 19 日上午 1 點 45 分這兩個備選時間。

往好的方面想，NASA 聲稱這次 SLS 火箭和 Orion 太空艙在被送回發射台前並不需要太多的準備工作。工程師只需對熱防護系統稍作修整，並為火箭、次級載荷及飛行終止系統更換電池或充電即可。如果一切順利的話，Artemis I 最快在 11 月 4 日便能回到發射台了。