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NASA’s first crewed moon mission in decades was delayed as its engineers grapple with an all-too-familiar rocket problem: hydrogen leaks. Fixing the issue is even trickier than it may seem.
NASA has run into exasperating fuel leaks in a make-or-break test of the moon rocket that's supposed to send astronauts on a lunar fly-around.
Longueuil, Quebec, - On ET, NASA will hold a news conference to share the results of the wet dress rehearsal being conducted this week. This will be
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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.
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NASA conducts 'confidence test' of Artemis II SLS rocket, catches issue with liquid hydrogen flow
Engineers will review the data before setting the timeline for the second wet dress rehearsal.