Houston - we gotta launch pad problem - OR - could you please move your rocket to the side of the pad - we got a priority flight waiting behind you!
NASA Office of the Inspector General is reporting that Kennedy Space Center isn’t ready to support increased super-heavy launch cadence needed for the Artemis - humans to the moon - program.
SpaceX must launch at least 15 Starships before Artemis Human Landing Systems (HLS) can take astronauts to the Moon - many of these flights are required to deliver propellant into low Earth orbit to re-fuel space craft for the flight to the moon.
The FAA approved Starship launches from LC-39A, the pad built to support NASA’s Apollo program, SpaceX is in the process of expanding LC-39A to support Starship. gizmodo.com/nasas-moon-plan-depends-on-15-starship-launches-theres-just-one-problem-2000776200 #Space #Artemis #NASA #SpaceX #SpaceCraft #Launch #SpaceFlight #SpaceLaunch #LaunchPad #KSC #LC39A #StarShip