By NASA
September 3, 2022
SLS Artemis 1 all set on the launch pad at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, for the very first launch effort on August 29. The launch was later scrubbed due to an issue with engine bleed. Credit: ESA– S. Corvaja
The launch director waived off todays Artemis I introduce attempt at approximately 11:17 a.m. EDT (8:17 a.m. PDT).
Engineering groups came across a liquid hydrogen leakage while packing the propellant into the core stage of the Space Launch System rocket. Multiple troubleshooting efforts to resolve the area of the leakage by reseating a seal in the fast disconnect cavity where liquid hydrogen is fed into the rocket did not fix the issue. NASA engineers are continuing to collect extra information
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