NASA counts down to Saturday launch for delayed moon rocket
Engineers are hopeful the weather will cooperate for the planned launch Saturday of NASA's Artemis moon rocket.
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Engineers are hopeful the weather will cooperate for the planned launch Saturday of NASA's Artemis moon rocket.
NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission is now set to launch Saturday, after technical issues delayed plans Monday. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins us from Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the latest on the outlook for launch and the impact delays will have on the mission to the moon.
On Saturday, NASA will attempt again to launch its historic Artemis 1 mission to the moon. The launch was delayed Monday because of weather and an issue with the engine's cooling system. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss how NASA is preparing.
NASA is gearing up for a second attempt at launching the massive Artemis moon rocket on a highly anticipated test flight. The first attempt was called off on Monday due to a series of technical issues. Mark Strassmann has more.
Engineers developed a work around to avoid a repeat of the engine cooling problem that derailed Monday's launch try.
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NASA says it will try again Saturday to launch the Artemis 1 mission to orbit the moon. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins John Dickerson from the Kennedy Space Center with details on the plans and the investigation into what went wrong on Monday.
NASA managers will conduct a final review Thursday before giving engineers clearance to proceed with launch.
NASA says it will try again Saturday afternoon to launch its new moon rocket. The crewless Artemis 1 test mission was scrubbed Monday because of engine issues.
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Monday's scheduled launch of NASA's highly anticipated Artemis I mission has been delayed after engineers detected a leak of its super-cooled hydrogen fuel. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins from Florida's Kennedy Space Center to discuss.
The historic launch of NASA's Artemis 1 test flight was postponed due to engine problems. It would have sent an unpiloted Orion crew capsule on a 42-day mission beyond the moon and back. The next launch opportunity could come later this week. Mark Strassmann has the details.
Trouble cooling one of the giant rocket's engines and a balky valve needed for troubleshooting triggered a launch scrub.
NASA's long-overdue Artemis 1 test flight, which was scheduled for Monday, was postponed due to stormy weather, an apparent hydrogen leak and trouble cooling one of the rocket's main engines. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann reports.
NASA scrubbed the highly anticipated launch of its Artemis 1 rocket Monday because of a fuel leak and problems with the engine. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry has the latest on what went wrong, and astronomer Derrick Pitts discussed why the rocket's engine-cooling systems are so tricky to get right.
NASA had to scrub Monday's scheduled launch of the Artemis 1 mission to orbit the moon after issues arose during fueling overnight. CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Errol Barnett get more on the breaking news from Pat Duggins, news director of Alabama Public Radio, who's been covering the space program for years, and Jim Bell, a professor at Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration.
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NASA paused the countdown ahead of Monday's scheduled launch of the Artemis 1 moon mission due to issues that arose during fueling. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann joins "CBS News Mornings" from Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the latest.
The countdown is on for Monday’s planned Artemis 1 launch of the most powerful NASA rocket ever built. Mark Strassmann reports.
Engineers say multiple lightning strikes near the launch pad Saturday caused no apparent problems.
Nearly 50 years after NASA's last trip to the moon, the first flight of NASA's next moonshot is set to launch Monday. Astronaut and Artemis team member Kate Rubins discusses the new mission.
NASA's Artemis program envisions a sustained presence on and around the moon as a stepping-stone to Mars.
NASA's most powerful rocket yet, Artemis 1, is set to launch on its maiden journey Monday. Mark Strassmann is at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a launch preview.
The 46-hour, 10-minute countdown sets up a launch attempt at 8:33 a.m. EDT Monday at the opening of a two-hour window.