Les ingénieurs ont confirmé qu’il y a eu quatre impacts de foudre sur les tours de foudre dans le périmètre de l’aire de lancement 39B. Les équipes ont déterminé que les trois premiers impacts étaient de faible intensité sur la tour deux et continuent d’examiner les données du quatrième impact, qui était de plus forte intensité sur la tour un. Au moment des frappes, Orion et le Space Launch System (SLS) core stage were powered up and the solid rocket boosters and interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS) were not. Teams currently see no constraints to proceeding with the test countdown timeline as planned and will continue procedures to power up the SLS boosters and ICPS overnight.
Overnight, engineers will also work to make up time for activities that were paused due to the severe weather. The Mission Management Team will review the schedule and data from the power ups and sensors at the pad at a 6 a.m. EDT tanking meeting before making the decision to proceed with the test.