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BumRushDaShow

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Mon Sep 26, 2022, 05:50 PM Sep 2022

Hurricane forces NASA moon rocket to shelter; launch on hold

Source: AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian is prompting NASA to move its moon rocket off the launch pad and into shelter, adding weeks of delay to the lunar-orbiting test flight.

Mission managers decided Monday to return the rocket to its Kennedy Space Center hangar. The four-mile trip will begin late Monday night and could take as long as 12 hours.

The space center remained on the fringes of the hurricane’s cone of uncertainty. With the latest forecast showing no improvement, managers decided to play it safe. NASA already had delayed this week’s planned launch attempt because of the approaching storm.

NASA isn’t speculating when the next launch attempt might be, but it could be off until November. Managers will assess their options once the 322-foot (98-meter) Space Launch System rocket is safely back in the hangar.

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Current model has it smacking into Tampa/St. Pete Warpy Sep 2022 #1

Warpy

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1. Current model has it smacking into Tampa/St. Pete
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 06:06 PM
Sep 2022

European models have kept it on a more westerly track, hitting part of the panhandle.

It's still a couple of days out, so the track is likely to change.

I'm so glad I moved away from the east coast, even weak hurricanes that move inland are no fun.

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