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Antony Thrower

NASA Artemis 1 moon launch: Space agency's second attempt scrapped amid major leak

Nasa's latest attempt to send Artemis 1 to the Moon has been cancelled at the last moment, following a leak of its fuel supply.

The rocket was due to blast off on its 42-day mission on Monday, August 29, before the mission was delayed at T minus 40 minutes as engineers detected an energy bleed and the launch was ultimately scrubbed.

Unmanned Artemis 1 was set to take off this afternoon from its base in Cape Canaveral, Florida, but its launch has again been called off as the space agency confirmed another leak had put paid to hopes of reaching the Moon.

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