CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA’s moon rocket - Artemis 1 - sprouted a new fuel leak Sept. 21 engineers tested the plumbing ahead of another launch attempt as early as next week. The day-long demonstration had barely begun when hazardous hydrogen fuel began escaping again, despite new seals and repairs. Engineers halted the flow and warmed the lines in hopes of plugging the leak and proceeded with the test. The leak continued. Wednesday’s results will determine whether the rocket is ready for its first test flight with an unmanned crew to orbit the Moon. Hydrogen leaks spoiled the first two launch attempts. (The AP 09/21/22) NASA tries fueling moon rocket in test, but leak reoccurs (wlox.com)
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