Nasa’s Artemis 1 Moon rocket launch has been postponed because of an issue with one of many engines.
he rocket had been because of take off from the Kennedy House Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, throughout a two-hour window after 1.33pm BST, however was known as off by the launch director moments earlier than.
The area company mentioned: “Launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson has known as a scrub of the try of the launch of Artemis 1.
“The difficulty that got here up was an engine bleed which couldn’t be remedied however the rocket is at present in a secure configuration.
“It was largely tanked however not utterly tanked.
“Engineers are actually engaged on a plan to proceed gathering information about this specific engine and the bleed that didn’t work out.”
Nasa added that the primary alternative for the following launch try will likely be September 2 relying on how the engine bleed develops.
The unmanned flight marks the following chapter in placing people again on the Moon, and is the primary in Nasa’s Artemis programme.
There will likely be astronauts on board for subsequent missions, with the primary crewed flight into area scheduled for 2024.
Nasa expects the primary Artemis astronauts to land on the Moon in 2025.
