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A test flight of NASA's powerful new Moon rocket may be possible on Friday, Artemis 1 mission manager Mike Sarafin says, after the US space agency scrubbed Monday's launch because of an engine issue. "Friday is definitely in play," Sarafin tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
NASA scraps its launch of a 30-story rocket due to orbit the Moon, citing a fuel leak in delaying the mission for a second time. The leak occurred as liquid hydrogen was being pumped into the rocket. No new date for another try was immediately announced. IMAGES
NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday, marking the start of the space agency's new flagship program, Artemis. The 32-story tall Space Launch System (SLS) blasted off from the storied Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 01:47 am (0647 GMT). IMAGES
NASA announces that a third attempt to launch its new lunar rocket would not occur in the coming days, after a fuel leak caused a second launch attempt to be halted. The current launch period for the Artemis 1 mission "ends on Tuesday. We will not be launching in this launch period," says Jim Free, associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development at NASA. SOUNDBITE
People gather at Cocoa Beach, Florida, to get a glimpse of NASA's Artemis 1 rocket launch to the Moon, just moments before the US space agency scrubbed the test flight of its giant Moon rocket because of a temperature issue with one of the four RS-25 engines. IMAGES
Cape Canaveral, Nov 13 (EFE / EPA) .-The United Launch Alliance Atlas V 531 rocket took off Friday from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida , with a classified payload.The spacecraft is participating in a mission to put a satellite into orbit for the US National Reconnaissance Office.(Camera: CJ GUNTHER)SHOT LIST: THE TAKE-OFF OF THE ATLAS V ROCKET FROM THE CABO CAÑAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION IN FLORIDA (US).
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