NASA conducts second rocket fuel test
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Engineers were able to fully fuel NASA's Artemis II moon rocket without any signs of leaks like the ones that derailed an earlier dress rehearsal.
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.
During the lead-up to NASA’s Artemis 1 mission back in 2022, recurring hydrogen leaks led to significant delays and a cancelled launch attempt. The agency had three years to address the underlying issues with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s hardware,
NASA's Artemis II mission faces hurdles; an equipment issue hampered a critical rocket test, but despite setbacks, March could still see astronauts orbit the moon.
NASA's bosses have been grilled after the Artemis II moon mission was pushed back following a failed wet dress rehearsal. The decision to delay until March at the earliest was made when ground crews were unable stop the rocket's super–cooled hydrogen ...