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NASA moon rocket faces more flight delays as repairs mount
« on: April 18, 2022, 11:06:58 pm »
Phys.org by Marcia Dunn 4/18/2022

The flight debut of NASA's mega moon rocket faces additional delays following a string of failed fueling tests.

Officials said Monday it will be challenging to meet a launch window in early to mid-June. The next opportunity to send an empty capsule to the moon on a test flight would be at the end of June or July.

The 30-story Space Launch System rocket has been on the pad at Kennedy Space Center for the past month. It will return to the hangar next week for valve and fuel leak repairs. The problems cropped up earlier this month, preventing NASA from filling the rocket's fuel tanks for a critical dress rehearsal.

More: https://phys.org/news/2022-04-nasa-moon-rocket-flight-mount.html