NASA Delays New Moon Rocket Launch Over Technical Issues
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NASA's uncrewed launch of its new moon rocket was postponed Monday due to an engine issue.
The Artemis I launch of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule was called off Monday morning after one of the rocket's four engines failed to get up to the proper temperature. NASA plans to use the rocket to return people to the Moon for the first time since the 1970s. Friday is the earliest that a rescheduled launch would take place.
NASA says despite the issue, the rocket and capsule "remain in a safe and stable configuration." The rocket is 322 feet long and NASA's most powerful ever. Current estimates project NASA's first crewed moon landing with Artemis to happen by 2025.
The launch's delay was a top story from news sources across the political spectrum Monday morning.
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Technical issues delay the first launch of NASA's new Moon rocket
NASA's uncrewed Artemis I launch of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule was called off on Monday.
Why it matters: NASA plans to use the SLS rocket and Orion to return people to the Moon for the first time since the end of the Apollo program in the 1970s.
The latest: An engine issue prevented the SLS from getting off the pad in Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
One of the rocket's four engines didn't get up to the correct temperature, preventing the space agency from launching.
NASA has backup launch dates...
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Today's Artemis I launch has been scrubbed after engine issue The Artemis I launch has been scrubbed after the team was unable to work through an issue on one of the rocket's four engines. The next launch opportunity is on September 2, but whether or not another attempt is made that day depends on how testing goes.
"Launch controllers were continuing to evaluate why a bleed test to get the RS-25 engines on the bottom of the core stage to the proper temperature range for liftoff was not successful, and ran out of time in the two-hour launch window," according...
From the Right
NASA's Artemis 1 mission moon rocket launch scrubbed after delays
The scheduled launch of Artemis 1 mission moon rocket has been scrubbed Monday, NASA has announced.
The decision came shortly after a NASA official warned that the agency still had a "lot of work" to do to get to a point where it could launch the rocket following fuel leaks and a possible crack discovered during final liftoff preparations.
The next launch attempt won't be until midday Friday at the earliest.
NASA repeatedly stopped and started the fueling of the Space Launch System rocket with nearly 1 million gallons of super-cold hydrogen and oxygen...
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