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Fuel leaks force NASA to scrub launch of new moon rocket

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Fuel leaks have forced NASA to scrub the launch of its new moon rocket on a no-crew test flight. The next launch attempt will not take place until Friday at the earliest.

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New NASA moon rocket set to start on Saturday

NASA had to cancel the first test flight of the Artemis 1, which was actually scheduled for Monday, shortly before takeoff from the Cape Canaveral spaceport in Florida due to technical problems.

3 years ago·Vienna, Austria

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Nasa sets new date for moon rocket

Nasa is aiming to launch its new moon rocket on Saturday. The U.S. Space Agency announces on Twitter that the two-hour launch window will start at 8:17 p.m., Swedish time. In the first major test in Nasa's Artemis lunar program, an SLS rocket is to fire up an unmanned Orion craft for a ride around the moon. The launch was scheduled for Monday,...

3 years ago·Stockholm, Sweden

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Take 2: NASA aims for Saturday launch of new moon rocket

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA will try again Saturday to launch its new moon rocket on a test flight, after engine trouble halted the first countdown this week.Managers said Tuesday they are changing fueling procedures to deal with the issue. A bad sensor also could be to blame for Monday's scrapped launch, they noted. The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket — the most powerful ever built by NASA — remains on its pad at Kennedy Space Center with an em…

3 years ago·Charleston, United States

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