Hurricane Ian, Forces NASA to Delay , Artemis Moon Mission Again.<br />BBC reports that NASA has been forced to pull <br />its Artemis-I Moon rocket off the launch <br />pad as Hurricane Ian approaches.<br />According to NASA, the Space Launch System (SLS) <br />vehicle will be moved back into its engineering <br />workshop to protect it from the storm.<br />According to NASA, the Space Launch System (SLS) <br />vehicle will be moved back into its engineering <br />workshop to protect it from the storm.<br />On September 27, Hurricane Ian is <br />expected to make landfall in Florida.<br />The storm is currently moving <br />through the Gulf of Mexico.<br />Meteorologists have forecast high <br />winds and heavy rain for <br />the Kennedy Space Center.<br />A massive tractor, the Crawler Transporter, <br />will slowly haul the rocket back to <br />NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). .<br />A massive tractor, the Crawler Transporter, <br />will slowly haul the rocket back to <br />NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). .<br />BBC reports that the precaution to protect <br />the multi-billion-dollar rocket is likely <br />to push its maiden flight back to November.<br />NASA's Artemis mission is the first <br />in a series of missions meant to return <br />humans to the surface of the Moon.<br />The initial uncrewed flight is <br />meant to be a safety demonstration <br />of the ship's hardware.<br />The next scheduled launch <br />will carry astronauts on a loop <br />around the Moon in 2024.<br />In late 2025, the Artemis-III mission <br />is scheduled to return astronauts <br />to the lunar surface
