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August 29, 2022 04:14 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2022/08/29/nasa-scrubbed-moon-rocket-launch-due-to-leaks-and-a-possible-crack.html
Nasa scrubbed moon rocket launch due to leaks and a "possible crack"
Artemis 1, today's unmanned test flight to the moon, did not fly during this morning's two-hour launch window. Why? Leaks and a possible crack. (And storms rolled in anyway.)
— Read the restAs precious minutes ticked away Monday morning, NASA repeatedly stopped and started the fueling of the Space Launch System rocket because of a leak of highly explosive hydrogen, eventually succeeding in reducing the seepage to acceptable levels.
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2022/08/29/nasa-scrubbed-moon-rocket-launch-due-to-leaks-and-a-possible-crack.html
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