NASA Orders Press Not to Photograph Launch Site After Moon Mission Takes Off - Futurism

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No Photos, Please

NASA barred the property from photographing the motorboat tract of its Space Launch System aft it boosted the agency's Artemis I Moon mission into space earlier this week.

Multiple abstraction reporters said connected Twitter that the bureau had sent them a connection telling them they were prohibited from photographing the Artemis 1 motorboat operation aft the liftoff.

"NASA did not supply a reason," Eric Berger, Ars Technica's elder abstraction editor, tweeted. The newsman added that according to his sources, the prohibition was seemingly an effort to prevention look aft the motorboat damaged the tower.

"So present sources are saying that yes, Launch Complex-39B operation was damaged during the Artemis I motorboat connected Wednesday morning," Berger tweeted. "Basically, determination were leaks and harm wherever determination weren't expected to beryllium leaks and damage."

Damaging Reports

Later, Washington Post abstraction newsman Christian Davenport posted a statement from NASA that seemed to corroborate Berger's sources, though helium emphasized that determination was "no connection connected damage" to the motorboat pad.

"Because of the existent authorities of the configuration, determination are [International Traffic successful Arms Regulations license] restrictions and photos are not permitted astatine this time," the connection fixed to Davenport read. "There besides is simply a motorboat debris astir the pad arsenic anticipated, and the squad is presently assessing."

Whatever NASA's reasoning, it's beauteous wide that the bureau doesn't privation unapproved photos of its expensive and overdue Space Launch System rocket going retired to the public. NASA loves affirmative publicity, it seems — but not negative.

More connected the Artemis 1 launch: NASA Says It's Fine That Some Pieces May Have Fallen Off Its Moon Rocket During Launch