Press Conference: SLS Update

SLS will likely rollback to the VAB. Would deconflict with Crew-5 and aim for mid-late October, pending resolutions.

NASA may attempt to fix the leaky umbilical connection at the pad before rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. Doing it at the pad could allow them to test the connection with cryogenics before returning to the Vehicle Assembly Building.

However, NASA is not yet ruling out launching SLS without a rollback completely. Would require getting approval from the range to extend the certification period of the Flight Termination System. The next launch period opens Sept. 19.

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