NASA officials are holding a press conference after the scheduled Monday launch of the Artemis I was scrubbed due to a hydrogen fuel leak and a problem getting one of the rocket’s engines to the proper temperature range, according to the agency.
Officials are expected to give further details on why the launch was scrubbed and when the next launch attempt will be scheduled for. The next available day for a launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida, is Friday, Sept. 2, but officials will need to determine whether that date is feasible.
NASA’S ARTEMIS I LAUNCH SCRUBBED AFTER CRACK FOUND AHEAD OF HISTORIC MISSION
The unmanned launch is scheduled to be the first test run of systems for the space agency’s return to the moon. If all goes to plan with the Artemis I mission, the expectation is a flight with astronauts going around the moon will take place as soon as 2024, with a lunar landing with astronauts taking place in 2025 at the earliest.
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NASA’s last manned mission to the moon was Apollo 17 in December 1972. Delays have plagued the space agency’s return to the moon, with Monday’s scrubbed launch the latest in that series.
