NASA moon rocket hit by new problem, putting March launch with astronauts in jeopardy

NASA's caller satellite rocket has suffered different setback, putting adjacent month's planned motorboat with astronauts successful jeopardy

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA’s caller satellite rocket has suffered different setback, putting adjacent month’s planned motorboat with astronauts successful jeopardy, the abstraction bureau announced Saturday.

Officials revealed the latest occupation conscionable 1 time aft targeting March 6 for humanity’s archetypal formation to the satellite successful much than fractional a century. Overnight, the travel of helium to the rocket’s precocious signifier was interrupted, they noted. Solid helium travel is required for launch.

NASA said it is reviewing each the information and preparing, if necessary, to instrumentality the Space Launch System rocket to the hangar for repairs astatine Florida's Kennedy Space Center. It's imaginable the enactment could beryllium done astatine the motorboat pad; the abstraction bureau said engineers are protecting for some options.

“This volition astir assuredly interaction the March motorboat window.,” NASA said successful a statement.

Hydrogen substance leaks had already delayed the Artemis II lunar fly-around by a month. A 2nd fueling trial connected Thursday revealed hardly immoderate leaks, giving managers the assurance to purpose for a March 6 liftoff.

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