NASA rolls back storage building to protect from Hurricane Ian

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The Vehicle Assembly Building, located at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is being rolled back by NASA officials Monday, as the massive artemis mega moon rocket is returned to its hangar, in order to protect it from Hurricane Ian.

The next launch attempt for the Artemis I mission is delayed for at least a few weeks. The decision was made Monday morning by managers after additional data collected overnight did not show improvements for the Kennedy Space Center area, according to NASA's Artemis blog.

The rocket is scheduled to make the 4.5 mile 7.2 kilometer slow trek back to the maintenance building starting at 11 p.m. It was on Monday and was reported to be ET.

The decision allows employees time to address the needs of their families and protect the integrated rocket and spacecraft system. The time of first motion is based on the best predicted conditions for rollback to meet weather criteria for the move, according to NASA.