The launch of NASA’s mega rocket to the moon, which has already been delayed twice due to technical problems, will not take place on September 27 due to concerns about Tropical Storm Ian, the US space agency said.

Because of Tropical Storm Yang, which is currently south of Jamaica, NASA has to prepare the rocket to take shelter in the assembly building. A decision on this matter will be made on Sunday. If it is decided to shelter the missile, the operation will begin on Sunday evening or Monday morning, News.ro reports.

According to the weather forecast, the storm will move toward Florida, home of the Kennedy Space Center, where the Artemis I mission is scheduled to launch.

“Tropical Storm Ian is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane off the southwest coast of Florida on Tuesday. A cold front will move from northern Florida to the south. In this regard, there is a high probability that it will rain in Florida on Tuesday, including in the Cape Canaveral area,” said meteorologist Haley Brink, according to cnn.com.

Friday, October 2, was presented as a backup release date. But a date is unlikely to be set until a decision is made on sheltering the missile.

The rocket launch was canceled on Monday, August 29, then again on Saturday, September 3 due to technical problems.

The orange-and-white SLS rocket, which has never flown before, has been in development for more than a decade.

50 years after the last Apollo mission, Artemis 1 should allow confirmation that the Orion atop the rocket is safe to carry astronauts to the moon in the future.

For this first mission, Orion will venture 40,000 miles beyond the Moon, farther than any other manned spacecraft to date.

The main goal is to test his heat shield, the largest ever created. When returning to the Earth’s atmosphere, it will have to withstand a speed of 40,000 km/h and a temperature that is twice as low as the temperature on the surface of the Sun.