T+228: Artemis I, Act I
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Space Force Certification for the Flight Termination System
The space force needs to approve an extension of its certification for the batteries on the flight termination system that would destroy the vehicle if it starts flying off of its course. They originally had a 20 day window where that was where those batteries were certified. Now they're looking for an extension of basically doubling that. Ah, so it doesn't seem likely to me that they would get that extension. But there's a lat going on behind the scenes. We hven't heard o straight up know yet. So a by the time this comes out, i might be out of date. By next week we ould be hearing that november is the next available slot for this launch.
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