BREAKING: NASA launches its new megarocket and space capsule on a mission to the moon in an uncrewed test flight known as Artemis I.
slammed into Florida’s east coast on Nov. 10, making landfall more than 70 miles south of the launch pad, according to NASA.
Shortly before 10 p.m. ET, intermittent leaks of liquid hydrogen were detected from a valve at the base of launch pad. The leaks were different from those that forced NASA to call off the first two Artemis launch attempts. Despite running around 40 minutes behind schedule, engineers were able to fix the leak and proceed with the rest of the fueling process and countdown.
As part of the Artemis program, NASA envisions regular missions to the moon to establish a base camp on the lunar surface before the agency eventually ventures to Mars.
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