• NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said Saturday the agency is looking at ways to prevent the fueling problems plaguing the Space Launch System rocket before the Artemis III mission. • Artemis III is slated to be the first crew mission to land on the Moon since the Apollo program more than 50 years ago. • As for Artemis II, which remains on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after missing a launch window earlier this month, NASA is preparing for a second countdown rehearsal as soon as next week to confirm whether technicians have resolved a hydrogen fuel leak that cut short a practice countdown run February 2. • Artemis II is the first crew flight for SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft. • The nearly 10-day mission will carry four astronauts around the far side of the Moon and return them to Earth. • Again and again Fuel leaks are nothing new for the Space Launch System.

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  • NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said Saturday the agency is looking at ways to prevent the fueling problems plaguing the Space Launch System rocket before the Artemis III mission. Artemis III is slated to be the first crew mission to land on the Moon since the Apollo program more than 50 years ago. As for Artemis II, which remains on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after missing a launch window earlier this month, NASA is preparing for a second countdown rehearsal as soon as next week to confirm whether technicians have resolved a hydrogen fuel leak that cut short a practic
  • NASA is addressing a recurring hydrogen fuel‑leak issue on the Space Launch System (SLS) before the next Artemis II countdown rehearsal. The leak, which cut short a practice launch on February 2, has been traced to ground‑support equipment where fueling lines connect to the rocket’s core stage, specifically the Tail Service Mast Umbilicals that deliver liquid hydrogen and oxygen. Administrator Jared Isaacman noted that while such problems are not new, the team is working diligently to resolve them. Artemis II, the first crewed SLS flight, remains on the pad after missing a launch window, and a second rehearsal is planned for next week to confirm the fix.

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