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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