A technical glitch postpones the first manned flight to the moon in half a century

NASAThe new rocket intended to return astronauts to The moon"Artemis 2" He faced a new technical obstacle, making it almost certain that the first manned flight in more than half a century would be postponed until the spring.

The agency explained that the flow of helium to the upper stage of the Space Launch System rocket had been interrupted, which is an essential element for the process of purging the engines and pressurizing the fuel tanks, stressing that this problem is separate from the leakage of hydrogen fuel that earlier caused spoilage of the countdown experiment, which necessitated a retest.

In the same context, the agency stated that it is currently reviewing the data. The technical team is preparing to return the 98-meter-long missile to the maintenance hangar, while studying the possibility of carrying out repairs directly on the launch pad if this proves to be technically possible.

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