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NASA is giving its team more time to analyze the scope of the leak before launching Artemis I. NASA is looking to launch Artemis I at a later date. NASA Artemis I was supposed to launch on Saturday, September 3.

The Artemis 1 rocket will be rolled back for repairs.

The dawn of a new era in moon exploration was put on hold again at the weekend, as a fuel leak thwarted the launch of NASAs new £19 billion rocket.

While hundreds of thousands of people made their way to the Space Coast two weekends in a row for a chance to see Artemis I fly, two scrubs left them disappointed. But for those who hung around, SpaceX served up launch treats with its Falcon 9.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, United States: After scrapping a second attempt to get its new 30-story lunar rocket off the ground due to a fuel leak, NASA officials said Saturday it may not be possible to try again this month. The current launch window for NASA’s Artemis 1 mission to the Moon ends Tuesday and is “definitely off the table,” said Jim Free, associate administrator for

Artemis one a liquid hydrogen leak is to blame. christian fisher has the latest. >> reporter: hey, jessica. the problem is that nasa needs to fix this hydrogen leak and it was a big one today, much bigger than the one they encountered on monday during the first launch attempt. so to fix it, they have two options. they can try to fix it on the launch pad or they can roll the entire rocket back to the vehicle assembly building, which is essentially the garage. but to do that, it takes up to three ...

A fuel leak that thwarted NASAs second attempt to launch its new Artemis 1 moon rocket on Saturday (Sept. 3) will likely take weeks to fix.

To meet the requirement for the certification on the flight termination system, currently set at 25 days, NASA will need to roll the rocket and spacecraft back to the vehicle assembly building (VAB) before the next launch attempt to reset the systems batteries.

With something that everyone has always wanted to do -- flying. [ cheers and applause ] now that youre dead, lets live a little, right? >> i suppose theres a sort of fantasy or escapist element to it where theyre in a magical place where, you know, theres a character named janet who knows every fact about the universe. >> janet, im finished with cleanup, and im ready to fly. how do i start? >> hop on the launch pad and conjure an image that brings you pure joy. >> people puking on roller coaster...

Still impacted by heat alerts. that includes los angeles. triple-digit heat for many the locations just away from the coastline. look at bakersfield, 110 degrees. this heat wave is going to peak at the worst possible moment when everybody wants to be outside celebrating labor day. remember, this is an extended holiday weekend. now the heat builds as we look toward the upper midwest. billings, montana. boise, idaho. triple-digit heat for you as well. >> thanks so much, cnn meteorologist derek van...