NASA, Artemis
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Liquid hydrogen fuel leaks forced NASA to delay the launch of Artemis II—the same scenario it encountered four years ago during the Artemis I mission.
NASA has been forced to delay its historic mission that would send astronauts to the Moon for the first time since 1972. This historic Artemis II mission was scheduled take place as soon as
NASA’s rehearsal for Artemis II marks one of the final steps before four astronauts get launched into deep space for the first time since the Apollo program ended.
Jupiter's fourth-largest moon is a main character in our search for other life-friendly places in our solar system.
On Monday, after rolling the SLS rocket to be used for the Artemis II mission to the pad in January, NASA attempted its first wet-dress test with this new vehicle. At one of the main interfaces where liquid hydrogen enters the vehicle, a leak developed, not dissimilar to problems that occurred with the Artemis I rocket three years ago.
American space agency NASA announced it has decided who will fly the fifth private mission to the International Space Station (ISS): Axiom Space.