NASA delays moon rocket launch due to potential hurricane!

NASA is abandoning the attempt to launch its new lunar rocket next week due to a tropical storm expected to become a major hurricane. It’s the third delay last month for the lunar test flight featuring models but no astronauts, and it’s a follow-up to NASA’s Apollo moon landing program half a century ago. Hydrogen fuel leaks and other technical issues caused previous scrubs. Tropical Storm Ian, currently circulating in the Caribbean, is expected to turn into a hurricane by Monday and hit the Florida Gulf Coast by Thursday. However,…

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NASA’s new moon rocket Artemis to make space debut in test for astronauts!

Cape Canaveral, Florida – A fuel leak halted NASA’s countdown to the launch of its new lunar rocket early Monday, resurfacing at the same spot that saw the leak during a spring rehearsal. Launch controllers halted the tank’s operation, which had already been delayed by an hour due to thunderstorms outside. They slowly resumed the process to make sure it was indeed a hydrogen fuel leak and not faulty sensors, but the alarms forced another pause as the precious minutes in the countdown approached. The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket is the…

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