Moon
KENSINGTON SPACE CENTER: In a setback to its plan to return people to the Moon and eventually Mars, NASA has cancelled a test flight of its potent new rocket. However, it may try again on Friday.
After Monday’s mission from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center was postponed due to an engine problem, NASA administrator Bill Nelson remarked, “We don’t launch until it’s right.”
Nelson remarked, “This is a highly complex machine. “You shouldn’t ignite the candle until it is prepared to burn,” she said.
The 322-foot (98-meter) Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will be tested as part of the mission, which has been given the name Artemis 1 after Apollo’s twin sister.
