The Artemis 1 rocket survived the hurricane-turned-tropical storm Nicole mostly unscathed.
Nicole pried loose some caulking on Orion, sent some water into the arm that allows access to the capsule from the Artemis 1 launch tower, and tore one of the SLS engines' rain covers, Free said.
This isn't to imply that Artemis 1 is guaranteed to get off the ground that day, however; other boxes must be checked as well. Then, in late September, the team rolled Artemis 1 off Pad 39B and back to KSC's Vehicle Assembly Building Mission team members kept SLS and Orion in the VAB for a while, taking the time to perform some upgrade and maintenance work. TheyEarly forecasts suggested the storm wouldn't present much of a problem for SLS and Orion. But Nicole strengthened surprisingly quickly, then set the Space Coast in its sights. . But by then, it was too late to roll Artemis 1 back to the VAB.
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