

(It turned out that inaccurate sensor readings were to blame for the scrubbed launch.) While NASA had a window of availability on Friday around lunchtime on the East Coast, it opted to delay the launch until Saturday to ensure the issues were resolved. 29, the Artemis 1 launch was scrubbed by the space agency due to fueling issues., specifically a leak discovered during the fueling process. Originally set to lift off on Monday, Aug. It’s supposed to be a test mission that would put both the booster and the Orion capsule, which will eventually carry astronauts, through its paces-a way for NASA to learn what it does and doesn’t know. The Artemis 1, an unmanned rocket, is set to blast off from Kennedy Space Center on a 42-day mission to the Moon and back. 3, NASA hopes to finally begin the process of getting people back there.


Humans haven’t set foot on the Moon since 1972.
