NASA postpones launch of Artemis II moon rocket due to technical malfunctions
發佈日期: 2026-02-26 21:38
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NASA has moved its moonbound Artemis II rocket off the launch pad on Wednesday for more repairs.
The 98-metre Space Launch System rocket, rolled out in January, has been integrated with the Orion spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and stood ready for a potential liftoff for more than a month.
However, managers ordered the rollback to the hangar called the Vehicle Assembly Building over the weekend, after the rocket encountered malfunction in its helium pressurisation system.
Already delayed a month by hydrogen fuel leaks, the lunar fly-around by a crew of four US-Canadian astronauts is now postponed until at least April.
