Nasa scientists are hopeful they can successfully launch a rocket to the Moon as soon as Friday despite a failed attempt on Monday.
The launch of the biggest rocket ever developed by Nasa was originally scheduled to take place at 1:33 pm BST on Monday, from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. However, the launch was called off moments before due to a temperature problem in one of the engines, which was later attributed to a hydrogen leak.
Michael Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, said the team also encountered issues over the weekend and on Monday, including lightning strikes and a fuel leak. Following the postponed take-off, he told a Nasa press conference the team is “not ready to give up” and the earliest possible time for the next attempt would be just before 1pm BST on Friday.
The maiden flight, part of Nasa's Artemis programme, is just a demonstration with no humans on board. However, the mission aims to eventually send people...