NASA has pushed back the launch of the Artemis rocket. There was apparently some sort of fuel leak problem. They say they are going to try again on September 2nd.
JUST IN: NASA announces a few minutes after Artemis I was initially scheduled to lift off that the launch has been scrubbed.
The next attempt will occur on Sept. 2.
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— ABC News (@ABC) August 29, 2022
ROCKET DELAYED: Fuel leaks have forced NASA to scrub the launch of its new moon rocket on a no-crew test flight.
The next launch attempt will not take place until Friday at the earliest.
DETAILS: https://t.co/ouWmKFALfj#9News pic.twitter.com/7sFf5ZGONj
— 9News Australia (@9NewsAUS) August 29, 2022
Artemis 1 moon rocket might still fly this week, NASA says https://t.co/8OgQcBdhGs pic.twitter.com/UpupGs0FKn
— SPACE.com (@SPACEdotcom) August 29, 2022
Hopefully all of the black engineering geniuses they have at NASA will be able to sort out the fuel leak issue. I very much want to see them try to launch this thing only to have it blow up on the launch pad. I’d say there is a 50/50 chance of this happening.