(UPDATE) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, United States: After scrapping a second attempt to get its new 30-story rocket off the ground due to a fuel leak, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) it will not try again during its current window of opportunity, which ends early next week.
Determined by the position of the Earth and moon, the current launch period for NASA's Artemis 1 mission ends Tuesday and is 'definitely off the table,' said Jim Free, associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development, at a press conference on Saturday, without confirming a new date.
POSTPONED Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, arrives to a press conference after the launch of the Artemis I unmanned lunar rocket was postponed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022 (September 4 in Manila). NASA announced Saturday that a third attempt to launch its new lunar rocket would not occur in the coming days after a fuel leak caused a second launch attempt to be halted. AFP PHOTO
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