NASA postponed its Artemis I launch again, after making a second attempt to get the mission off the ground.
The space agency is working toward the debut of its Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule, for what would be a more than month-long journey around the moon.NASA postponed its Artemis I moon mission again on Saturday, afterThe space agency is working toward the debut of its Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule, for what would be a more than month-long journey around the moon.
As NASA was filling the rocket on Saturday morning, the agency's team detected a hydrogen fuel leak from the engine section. NASA made several attempts to fix the leak, but time ticked away ahead of the launch window that was set to open at 2:17 p.m. ET.
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