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They only have about an hour and a half. so, that's the bad news. but the good news is the weather forecast is looking very good. we've got an 80% chance of favorable weather conditions at the end of that launch window. that is so critical because you cannot have even the slightest bit of precipitation in the air for a launch like this. listen to the artemis i launch weather officer when i asked her about precipitation just yesterday. how much rain is acceptable? >> no rain is acceptable to fly through for artemis. so if there's one drop out there that's going to fall on that rocket, i'm going...

This type of fuel for the first time in a long time. and a lot of the old shuttle folks have retired. so this is part of the issue when you're working through a first test flight. yes, there's engineering and mechanical constraints, but it's also about getting this work force up to speed. it's more than that. it's kind of like getting comfortable with -- getting comfortable with the risk. how much of the leak or how much of going out of the deviation of the sensors is appropriate? and what are they comfortable with? guys, that's what they're working on right now. the big question is even if th...

Is a test flight and we have a lot to learn, we are going to encounter lots of— to learn, we are going to encounter lots of issues, that isjust part of the process. i know people are excited — the process. i know people are excited to— the process. i know people are excited to see the launch, but it is important — excited to see the launch, but it is important that we get everything i’ilht important that we get everything right so— important that we get everything right so when the vehicle has people on board, _ right so when the vehicle has people on board, we are good to go. that...

Space center, thank you so much. let's get a quick look at your weather forecast with meteorologist britley ritz. she's at the cnn weather center right now. they have these complications with the rocket. they're trying to get that fixed. they're trying to make it into that two-hour window later in the afternoon. how do you think the weather is going to look when we get to 2:17 p.m. >> well, the latter part of that launch window is actually the better time frame when it comes down to weather to get that rocket off the ground. so fingers crossed that we can actually make that happen. right now...

Watching nasa's historic artemis i mission preparing for a second launch attempt to the moon. these are live pictures coming straight from kennedy space center in cape canaveral, florida, where crews are working on a liquid hydrogen leak that delayed fueling the massive rocket. the two-hour launch window still expected to open up this afternoon at 2:17 p.m. currently weather conditions are 60% favorable. >> the mission will mark the united states return to the moon for the first time in nearly 50 years. and aims to land the first woman and the first person of color on the moon without -- withi...