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space center where the uncrewed artemis i mission is scheduled to lift off between 8:33 and 10:33 a.m. heres the thing, there are technical issues right now. a hydrogen leak and potentially an engine problem threatening this mornings launch. >> the plan is for artemis one to eventually fly around the moon with three mannequins, including one named commander moonequin. nearly 50 years ago apollo went to the moon. the artemis plans to land humans on the lunar south pole of the moon in th...

the issue that came up was an engine bleed that couldnt be remedied, but the rocket is currently in a stable configuration. >> when it ultimately does take off, the artemis i will set the stage for nasas goal to land the first woman and the first person of color on the moon by 2025, and eventually tackle human exploration of mars. >> and a lot of new experiments for the moon. cnns space and defense correspondent kristin fisher is live at the kennedy space center. a lot of stops and sta...

>> at last check, theyve tried a few different ways to troubleshoot it, to fix the problem. no word yet on whether theyve been able to stop it at this point. this follows mondays scrubbed launch which was largely due to an engine cooling problem. it was a tricky sensor that was off. but engineers remain optimistic that today there will be a launch. for now, the weather has been cooperating so that helps. nasa meteorologists predict about 60% favorable conditions, which increases to 80%...

cnns pete muntean and cnn aerospace analyst myles obrien joins me now. pete, lets start here. what is the latest on what is happened with the suspect and do we know anything new about what they were doing up there. >> reporter: sessentially the pilot lives to tell the tale, but likely in a courtroom. from two different government sources that the plane that was stolen earlier this morning, around 5:00 a.m., from the tupelo regional airport, according to the tupelo, police, crashed near...

anyone else. and i believe that we had what you would think would be the best case scenario. >> it was the best case scenario, because nobody was injured. cnns peteman team and nadia romero joins us now live, thank you both for joining me. pete, first to you, what more have we learned? there were quite a few details in that press conference. >> reporter: the tupelo mayor said something so interesting, that cory wayne patterson, the person piloting the plane, apparently changed his mind...

With the liquid oxygen tank now fully welded, all the major structures that will form the core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket for the agency’s Artemis III mission

By Jessica Barnett

As NASA works to develop all the systems needed to return astronauts to the Moon under its Artemis campaign for the benefit of all, the SLS (Space Launch

Hurricane Ian has forced NASA to move the Artemis 1 launch to November. Hurricane Ian barreled its way through Florida, and amid the destruction and mayhem, one historic event fell victim to its onslaught: the crewless Artemis 1 launch, which had been scheduled on Tuesday.

Thats the next launch attempt. theres another potential launch attempt on tuesday. if they cant go during this window, amara and boris, theyll have to roll this entire rocket back to the vertical assembly building, which takes just a ton -- a lot of time and also puts a lot of strain on this rocket, which is like moving a skyscraper or the statue of liberty four miles down the road, boris and amara. >> gosh, thats so disappointing. lets keep our fingers crossed. kristin fisher, thank you very mu...