Artemis I WDR Update: Core Stage Propellant Loading Underway
The launch control team has begun chill down operations and resumed the countdown clock ahead of flowing super cold liquid oxygen (LOX) into the core stage tank. The T-0 time for today’s test is now 4:38 p.m. EDT for the first of the two terminal count runs for the wet dress rehearsal.
The process for filling the core stage tank begins with the chill down, or cooling, of the propellant lines to load the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen in preparation for tanking. The team will slowly fill liquid oxygen into the core stage tank with the fast fill beginning soon after. Teams will then proceed to slowly fill the core stage’s liquid hydrogen tank followed by fast fill.
The next blog update will be provided when propellant loading of the interim cryogenic propulsion stage begins.
NASA is streaming live video and live commentary of the test on the agency’s website. Venting may be visible during tanking operations.
