Fuel leaks have forced NASA to scrub today's launch of its new Artemis I moon rocket on a no-crew test flight. Live coverage here.
By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Fuel leaks have forced NASA to scrub the launch of its new moon rocket on a no-crew test flight.The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket was set to lift off Monday morning with three test dummies aboard on its first flight, a mission to propel a capsule into orbit around the moon.
The shakedown flight, when it happens, will be a big step forward in America's quest to put astronauts back on the moon for the first time since the end of the Apollo program 50 years ago.
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