NASA's moon rocket faces persistent leaks amid repairs and alterations. Once successfully launched, NASA hopes to eventually see a pair of astronauts landing on the moon in 2025.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s new moon rocket sprouted more fuel leaks Wednesday in a test ahead of a possible launch attempt next week, but engineers managed to get them down to acceptable levels.
Nail said all test objectives were met. But managers need to review the results before determining whether the 322-foot rocket is ready for its first test flight, a lunar-orbiting mission with mannequins instead of astronauts.as well as earlier countdown tests. So much hydrogen escaped during the countdown earlier this month that it exceeded NASA’s limit by more than double. Wednesday’s leak almost got that big again.
“Now that doesn’t sound like a lot, but again we’re dealing with hydrogen,” the smallest element on the periodic table, said mission manager Mike Sarafin.
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