Space

Artemis launch: Second attempt called off by Nasa after fuel leak

US space agency will have another opportunity for moon rocket launch early next week

Artemis launch: The SLS rocket with an Orion capsule, part of the Artemis 1 mission, before second launch attempt was called off at the pad 39B in the Kennedy Space Center in Merrit Island, Florida, USA, Photograph: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA
Artemis launch: The SLS rocket with an Orion capsule, part of the Artemis 1 mission, before second launch attempt was called off at the pad 39B in the Kennedy Space Center in Merrit Island, Florida, USA, Photograph: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA
Martin Wall Washington Correspondent
Sat Sept 03 2022 - 17:04

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Martin Wall

Martin Wall

Martin Wall is the Public Policy Correspondent of The Irish Times.