SLS-Orion On Track For Nov. 16 Launch Attempt

SLS caulk


Caulk on a seam between the Orion launch abort system and crew module adapter detached during Hurricane Nicole.

Credit: NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL—Managers overseeing NASA’s Artemis I flight test say the risk posed by storm-damaged caulk on the Orion capsule is not an impediment for flight, clearing the way for a launch attempt at 1:04 a.m. EST on Nov. 16. Pieces of a 10-ft. long section of the silicon caulk, known as RTV...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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