Lightning strikes towers at Artemis 1 launch pad

Lightning strikes towers at Artemis 1 launch pad, NASA says

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Lightning strikes towers at Artemis 1 launch pad, NASA says

The countdown has continued for the Artemis 1 launch on Monday. NASA says on Saturday, rain and thunderstorms were over the area of the launch pad. Three lightning strikes hit the lightning protection system towers Saturday afternoon.The towers struck were located at Launch Pad 39B. RELATED: Artemis: Inside NASA's plan to return to the moonAccording to NASA, Tower 2 was hit twice by lightning while Tower 1 was hit once. NASA says the three lightning protection system towers at the launch pad are 600 feet tall and are there to protect the rockets by steering lightning currents away. Assessments of the launch pad are being conducted. A weather team is also collecting data on voltage and imagery to help examine how the vehicle and ground systems were impacted.

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The countdown has continued for the Artemis 1 launch on Monday.

NASA says on Saturday, rain and thunderstorms were over the area of the launch pad.

Three lightning strikes hit the lightning protection system towers Saturday afternoon.

The towers struck were located at Launch Pad 39B.

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According to NASA, Tower 2 was hit twice by lightning while Tower 1 was hit once.

NASA says the three lightning protection system towers at the launch pad are 600 feet tall and are there to protect the rockets by steering lightning currents away.

Assessments of the launch pad are being conducted.

A weather team is also collecting data on voltage and imagery to help examine how the vehicle and ground systems were impacted.

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