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NASA's Artemis mission to the Moon delayed by hydrogen leak

Launch of NASA's next-generation Moon rocket will take place on Friday at the earliest after it was delayed by technical problems. REUTERS - JOE SKIPPER

A hydrogen leak and a “crack” on Monday forced NASA to postpone the scheduled launch of its next-generation Artemis Moon rocket.

The news came after technicians repeatedly stopped and started fueling the agency's most powerful rocket ever, known as the Space Launch System (SLS), with nearly 1 million gallons of super-cold hydrogen and oxygen.

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