NASA has announced a second attempt to launch Orion and the European Service Module on 3 September.
There is also a Mission Management Team briefing planned for 2 September at midnight CEST (1 September 23:00 BST) and a status briefing on 2 September at 15:00 CEST (14:00 BST). These briefings can be followed via NASA television.
A new timeline of events is below, the launch window is another two hours starting at 20:17 CEST (19:17 BST). This window means that the rocket must launch between those times to be able to make it around the Moon in the desired mission profile.
| Launch Event | Time in BST | Time in CEST |
| Propellant loading coverage begins | 10:45 | 11:45 |
| Tanking of the core stage begins with liquid oxygen transfer | 11:05 | 12:05 |
| Launch coverage begins | 17:15 | 18:15 |
| Launch window is from: | 19:17 – 21:17 | 20:17 – 22:17 |
| Core stage separates from ICPS upper stage | + 00:09 | |
| Orion solar array wing deploy | + 00:19 | |
| Perigee raise manoeuvre boosting Orion farther away from Earth to gain momentum for its last boost to the Moon | + 01:07 | |
| Trans lunar injection burn, boost to the Moon | + 01:33 | |
| Orion separates from ICPS upper stage | + 01:59 | |
| ICPS upper stage disposal burn | + 03:25 |
The Artemis I mission will then follow roughly the same profile as detailed in our overview blog entry.
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I look forward to United States leading a cooperative effort back to the Moon and beyond. It’s time we return to human exploration beyond our planet. While I embrace also private efforts to explore, I believe it’s important for a Democratic Government’s Presence is also needed to ensure Civilian and outer world security.