NASA’S Artemis I to face a delay due to fuel leakage

The SLS is the most powerful rocket ever developed by NASA.

NASA's Artemis I Moon rocket is facing a lengthy delay due to a fuel leak. The controllers failed to get the Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle to lift off. NASA'S engineers will now inspect the rocket and identify any repairs that may need to happen in the workshop rather than on the launch pad. The entire process may result in a setback of several weeks.

The SLS is the most powerful rocket ever developed by NASA. It is designed to send astronauts and their equipment back to the Moon after 50 years. Much of its thrust comes from burning almost three million liters of super-cold liquid hydrogen and oxygen in four big engines. The issue was traced to the connection where the hydrogen was being pumped into the SLS. The controllers tried several fixes, including allowing the hardware to warm up for short periods to reset the seal, but they were unsuccessful. NASA had first tried to launch the rocket on Monday. That attempt was waved off when controllers couldn't be sure the four big engines at the base of the core stage were at the correct operating temperature. Frustratingly, the subsequent analysis indicated that a sensor was almost certainly outputting inaccurate readings. In all probability, the power units were in the proper condition to fly.