The AP is solely responsible for all content. The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education. Dark clouds and rain gathered over the launch site as soon as the countdown was halted, and thunder echoed across the coast. The problem required what turned out to be a simple fix.Įven if there had been no technical snags, thunderstorms ultimately would have prevented a liftoff, NASA said.
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Launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson and her team also had to deal with sluggish communication between the Orion capsule and launch control. shuttle launch space space shuttle nasa smoke discovery rocket rockets Space Shuttle Launch lights night sky rocket launch. Download Space Shuttle Launch Clip Art Background 1 Hd Wallpapers - Rocket Launch Clip Art for desktop or mobile device. Later in the morning, NASA also officials spotted what they feared was a crack or some other defect on the core stage - the big orange fuel tank with four main engines on it - but they later said it appeared to be just a buildup of frost in a crevice of the insulating foam.
The problems seen Monday were reminiscent of NASA’s space shuttle era, when hydrogen fuel leaks disrupted countdowns and delayed a string of launches back in 1990.
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