The east coast was battered over the last few days by another hurricane, this one named Nicole. The storm has been estimated to have caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to home and infrastructure in Florida alone. And yet, standing resolutely firm on the edge of the state, was the towering 212 foot tall white and orange space launch system rocket with its Orion capsule secured on top. With a launch date set for less than a week away, NASA and the whole world crossed their fingers and hoped that the rocket would withstand its first stress test. And now that the clouds have parted, NASA has finally made an announcement as to whether Artemis 1, the first crucial flight test of the SLS will in fact take place. Today I’ll go over that announcement, as well as the other top stories happening in the space industry today. Welcome to the Undiscovered Country.  

Welcome to the Undiscovered Country!  This is part of my Space Brief series where I outline the top 5 most important things that are happening in the world of space.  This is not going to be a super polished and super edited presentation, but a short overview of important events including some commentary about why it all matters.  This is not a one-sided presentation, it’s a discussion.  Did I get the stories right?  Did I miss an important consideration?  Join the conversation and let me know!  

Sources: https://www.universetoday.com/158597/divers-have-found-a-piece-of-the-space-shuttle-challenger-off-the-coast-of-florida/ https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Piece_of_Challenger_space_shuttle_found_off_Florida_coast_999.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hyderabad-firm-wants-india-spacex-061500576.html https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Hurricane_causes_only_minor_damage_to_Artemis_rocket_999.html https://spacenews.com/nasa-investigating-very-minor-artemis-hurricane-damage/ https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/11/10/nasa-assesses-moon-rocket-after-a-brush-with-hurricane-nicole/ https://spacenews.com/nasa-moving-ahead-with-nov-16-artemis-1-launch-attempt/ https://www.space.com/artemis-1-moon-rocket-november-16-launch-storm-nicole https://www.space.com/china-rocket-startup-space-epoch-spacex-starship https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/11/spacex-relativity-and-others-urge-fcc-to-stay-in-its-lane/ 

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