A persistent hydrogen fuel leak is threatening to keep NASA's historic Artemis I mission grounded for another few days.
Liquid oxygen venting, a normal part of the fueling process, is seen as NASA fuels the SLS rocket on Saturday. NASA is getting a lot of practice prepping its new moon rocket for flight. For the second time this week, technical problems forced the agency to scrub the launch of itsA stubborn liquid hydrogen fuel leak resisted several troubleshooting attempts Saturday, preventing NASA from ever filling the giant moon rocket's fuel tank for flight. Not long after 10:30 a.m.
They were looking forward to another chance to make history Saturday, but did not even get that far in the countdown. The mission will now have to wait at least two more days, depending on how engineers plan to proceed with the latest leak.NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is seen during sunrise atop a mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as preparations for launch continue, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The Orion capsule is schedule to spend up to six weeks in space, heading for a distant orbit around the moon before rocketing back to Earth and reentering that atmosphere at 25,000 mph – a true trial by fire for the capsule’s heat shield.
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