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Artemis 1: After Hurricane Ian, technicians extended work platforms around SLS and Orion to assess the outside and inside components of the rocket.

Bad weather forced a third delay for the space agency’s SLS rocket plans—another setback for the uncrewed back-to-the-moon mission.

A critical fueling test of the NASA Artemis 1 moon rocket hit a slight snag after another hydrogen leak. However, agency engineers said it was "manageable."

Following repair work on a hydrogen quick disconnect seal for the Artemis 1 SLS rocket, NASA looks to perform a cryogenic loading test on the vehicle.

During a press conference on Thursday, space agency officials said they were eyeing Sept. 23 or Sept. 27 as possible dates for the launch.

NASA leaders are hopeful they can launch the Artemis 1 mission before the end of September. However, the Space Launch System rocket must first undergo repairs, and the U.S. Space Force would need to approve.

NASA officials say theyre on a path to addressing hydrogen fuel leaks that have plagued both attempts to launch the Artemis I moon mission, with the second of those leaks on Saturday morning serious enough to require a scrub of the second try at launching the new rocket system.

NASA updated plans for a third attempt to launch Artemis I space mission. NASA engineers said they’ve got a handle on a hydrogen fuel leak that scrubbed the second launch attempt on Saturday but still need to obtain a critical safety waiver from Kennedy Space Center to be ready for the next try on Sept. 23 or Sept. 27.

NASA needs to fix a hydrogen leak, ace a fueling test and secure a critical safety system waiver to even try to launch this month.

NASA leaders are hopeful they can launch the Artemis 1 mission before the end of September. However, the Space Launch System rocket must first undergo repairs, and the U.S. Space Force would need to approve.