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Hydrogen Leak Forces Artemis I Launch Scrub

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Tom Patton
Sep 03, 2022
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NASA has scrubbed today's attempt to launch the Artemis I mission due to a hydrogen leak that was first noted as crews began tanking the rocket early this morning.

NASA first reported the leak on its Artemis blog at 7:09 am, and after multiple attempts to troubleshoot the issue, finally made the decision to scrub the launch at 11:17.

"The launch director …

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