Artemis launch threatened by storm

The historic NASA unmanned mission to the Moon is currently experiencing new challenges.

A fresh launch attempt for the Artemis 1 mission, scheduled for Tuesday, is now in danger due to a storm that is forming in the Caribbean. Two previous attempts were delayed by technical issues some weeks ago.

The storm is now located in the south Dominican Republic and has not yet been given a name.

However, it is likely to intensify into a hurricane over the next few days and proceed northward into Florida, where the Kennedy Space Center is located and from which the rocket is scheduled to launch.

According to NASA's exploration ground systems manager Mike Bolger, "our plan A is to stay on course and launch on September 27." "However, we recognized that we also need to be particularly attentive and considering a plan B."