Artemis rocket launch delayed until Sept. 27 at earliest
NASA said Monday that its Artemis Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft would not launch from the Kennedy Space Center until Sept. 27 at the soonest.
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NASA said Monday that its Artemis Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft would not launch from the Kennedy Space Center until Sept. 27 at the soonest.
Officials at NASA are pushing back the next launch attempt for its Artemis I mega moon rocket by four days to September 27, the space agency announced Monday.
NASA is trying to work through a leaky fuel problem with the rocket, called the Space Launch System or SLS.
NASA announced that Artemis 1 team rebuilt the fuel leak seal from the previous mission.
After postponing the Artemis I mission last Saturday, NASA once again has two new dates in mind, September 23 or September 27, for the next attempt to launch its massive moon rocket on an uncrewed mission. NASA Has Two New Dates in Mind for Artemis I Moon Mission Launch, but Hurdles Remain.