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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. here s the thing, there are technical issues right now. a hydrogen leak and potentially an engine problem threatening this morning s 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 the next few years and ultimately serve as a way to get to mars. lets get the very latest on where things stand right now at the kennedy space center. cnn s kristin fisher is there. what can you tell us? reporter: well, guys, i think it s important to remember that this is only a test flight. it is the very first time this artemis rocket, the sls rocket and the orion crew capsule on top, has ever flown. we knew there was a very good chance that they were going to run into issues today. kn ....
garrett, we certainly appreciate your insights here as someone who spent so much time in space. if you could stick around, stand by as we wait to get final word on what is happening at the kennedy space station. we did just get final word. i think we can call this breaking news. just seconds ago we learned that the launch for today has been scrubbed. there will be no launch today. the artemis i mission on pause, at least for a few more days. back with me now, miles o brien and michio kaku, miles, what do you make of the decision? not surprising. it s a complex machine. it s never flown like this before. there s a lot of things that can go wrong in space. and in particular, the plumbing is always a problem. that s what we re seeing here now, is when you have a lot of pipes and the coldest substance on earth goes through them, you end up with difficulties. tell us as much as you know about the specific problem that it did experience. again, these are live pictures ....