NASA preps for third attempt to launch Artemis 1 rocket next week

NASA hasn’t said whether the activity in the tropics could push back a historic mission from Florida’s Space Coast.

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The agency is aiming to launch its massive Artemis moon rocket next Monday.

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NASA rolled out the rocket to its launch pad last week.

Next Monday will be NASA’s third launch attempt for the mission.

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It scrubbed two other attempts after a faulty sensor and a liquid hydrogen leak.

The Artemis 1 mission plans to pave the way to send astronauts back to the surface of the moon.

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Channel 9 will have continuing coverage of the Artemis 1 mission on Eyewitness News.

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