No Artemis I Launch (Uncrewed) Anytime Soon... And, No -- It Is Not Just Ian...

Weather, down on the cape (with Ian likely to make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, next week) is a pressing concern. Yes weather, is certainly the most pressing immediate factor.

But the tanking test operation (last Wednesday) showed some more / repeated evidence of early leaking. It seems no matter the pattern of pre-cooling, low pressure, to slowly building normal pressure. . . or the reverse of that. . . we cannot get the tanks to fill, without some deeply concerning leaks of highly-volatile fuel-feed appearing.

Here is the latest -- but this rocket is going back into the hangar.

And that is unfortunate, for all concerned -- even if we personally aren't sure we need to progress toward a return to crewed lunar landings.

Out, smiling -- ever, smiling.

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