Nasa delays third attempt to launch historic moon mission due to fuel leaks

The space agency had hoped to try again on Monday or Tuesday but scientists have pushed the date back to late September or even October

Photographers pack up their equipment as Nasa called off its moon rocket launch at the Kennedy Space Centre on Saturday Nasa will delay its third attempt at launching its Artemis rocket to the moon until late September after two failed attempts this week.

The space agency had a few days left to try again before the current launch period allotted to the lunar mission expired on Tuesday. It had hoped for a third attempt on either Monday or Tuesday but after reviewing the technical issues, scientists decided to push the date back to just over two weeks time – September 19 to 30, or even to October, associate Nasa administrator, Jim Free, said on Saturday night.

In a tweet, Nasa confirmed the delay: “The team continues to troubleshoot, and plans to return with a variety of options early next week. We are standing down on any launch attempts through the current launch period, which ends Tuesday.” Extensive leak inspections and repairs means the rocket will be hauled off the launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida, and back into the hangar.

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