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One other issue they've encountered is some safety violations on the range. they need to replace some batteries with the flight termination system because this rocket has been on the launch pad for so long. they're going to try to request a waiver with the space force that runs this range but don't know if they'll get it. we're looking at ad delay of several weeks at the earliest. here is jim speaking a few hours after the scrub was announced. >> we don't go into these tests lightly. we don't say we think, we hope this is going to work. the confidence to do another launch attempt today was bor...

Administrator jim fries. >> we don't go into these tests lightly. we don't say, we think, we hope this is going to work. the confidence to do another launch attempt today was born out of the fact that we understood the hydrogen leaks that we had on monday, those are different than the leak that we had today. in terms of scale. one was in the same place, but today was a different signature. we understood the engine issue. so we would confident coming into today. but as the administrator said, we're not going to launch till we're ready. >> reporter: nasa administrator bill nelson was also at tha...

Another postponement. well, you know, i mean, it is what it is. we were here for the first one, that was scrapped too, and now to hear that this one got scrapped also, is a little disappointing, but what are you going to do? my son, he's ten, he's crying. he was very excited for his first launch. anyway, we'll be back, maybe not for this one, but at some point in the future. a large hydrogen leak was discovered when the rocket was being fuelled. technicians tried to fix it, but without success. we understood the hydrogen leaks that we had on monday, those are different than the leak that we ha...

An acceptable result under any circumstances despite what the threats or the conflagration or the public outrage might be. those are all things that we need to be able to manage. justice must be done when justice is called for no matter who the target of that justice is, and that's just my personal opinion on it. but i hope that the senator's comments don't take the day. >> we'll be watching to see what happens here. but the law should be applied the same to everybody, should it not? good to have you both with us this morning, thank you. we're keeping a close watch on what is happening in fl...

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