Vexing valves
After leaks on Artemis I and II, Orion’s next flight to the Moon will need new valves.
Orion's main engine and auxiliary thrusters, seen Tuesday during an external survey of the spacecraft with a camera mounted on one of the ship's solar array wings.
Apart from pesky issues with the spacecraft’s toilet and waste disposal system, most of the Artemis II mission has proceeded like clockwork. NASA has made few changes to the flight plan since the launch of the lunar flyby mission on April 1.
But ground controllers revamped the timeline Wednesday as the Artemis II astronauts zoomed toward Earth after a close encounter with the Moon earlier this week. The four astronauts were supposed to take manual control of their Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, for a piloting demonstration Wednesday night.
