April 1 is an in interesting choice for a big event that will be news if it goes well and bigger news if it goes badly

They don't really have a choice. The launch window is small and they either make it or they don't.

philipwhiuk 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

There is a window on the 2nd. But you don't aim for the second half of the launch period and hope you make it, you aim for the start to allow time to resolve issues without waiting for the next window (which is the end of the month).

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echelon 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What factors are there for the lunar launch window?

It can't be weather, here, right? That's too far ahead.

Is it perigee?

If this window is missed, when is the next one?

	▲	jedberg 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The position of the moon relative to the earth and the sun. The windows are about a month apart.

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ohyoutravel 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Well at least there’s a 50% probability of success

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hypeatei 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

"April fools, your space shuttle just disintegrated!"