we'll bring you the latest from kennedy space center. we from kennedy space center. are going to stress th it we are going to stress this and test it and test that heat shield and make sure it is right before we put fore—macro humans up on the top of it. russia's main pipeline transporting gas to europe will stay shut. moscow blames maintenance problems. the funeral of the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev, has taken place in moscow. the death of mikhail gorbachev really does mark the end of an extraordinary era in history, a rare period when russia was opening up to the world. and a warning of a rise in water—borne diseases in pakistan, as the country struggles to cope with the aftermath of devastating monsoon floods. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the american space agency has had to postpone the launch of its new artemis moon rocket for the second time in a week. lift—off for the most powerful rocket ever built was cancelled after a fuel leak was detected and technicians were unable

let's get the latest from our science correspondent at the kennedy space center, jonathan. ink the kennedy space center, jonathan. thanks, luxmy, i think we are facing disappointment today, they have had a leak on the rocket, a hydrogen leak, and i tried all sorts of fixes but it looks as though they cannot find a solution and the recommendation has gone to the launch director here at kennedys that should be a scrap for the day. she hasn't formally confirmed that, she wants a bit more time to think about it, obviously to talk to her experts, to talk to her team, but we are thinking that we will confirmation very shortly, and that would be the second scrub inside a week. maybe we might be able to have another go on monday or tuesday, it is a possibility. i've got with me here a nasa astronaut. it is the thrusting —— frustrating day, isn't it? it thrusting -- frustrating day, isn't it? , ., thrusting -- frustrating day, isn't it? ., ,, , it? it is part of the process. this is a test flight _ it? it is part of the process. this is a test flight and _ it? it is part of the proce

you see them live on launch pad 39 be at kennedy space center. artemis one will be humanity's return to the moon in almost 50 years. welcome back for another live briefing of our artemis one mission. thank you for being with us. this briefing is to update you on how our countdown is going so far. the two hour launch window opens tomorrow, september 3 at 2:17 eastern time. >> last night, we powered up the core stage, all look normal. we had finally shanks on the inner leak tank umbilical, the area that had a leak during countdown launch event one. all passed the test servicemaster umbilical. could be checks there. yesterday e we are about 29 hours until our earliest opportunity to launch our space launch system and orion spacecraft. you see them live on launch pad 39 be at kennedy space center. artemis one will be humanity's return to the moon in almost 50 years. welcome back for another live briefing of our artemis one mission. thank you for being with us. this briefing is to update you on how our countdown is going so far. the two hour launch wi

our science editor, rebecca morelle, sent this update latest from kennedy space center in florida. real sense of disappointment here at the kennedy space center, but really the problems started earlier today. while the rocket was being fuelled, a large hydrogen leak was detected. and this is not a good thing. so the team tried to fix it three times but their troubleshooting didn't work and the launch was stopped. over the last few hours, they've been poring over the data to find out what went wrong, and they have announced the rocket is going to need significant repair work. this mission was nasa's first return to the moon in more than 50 years, and the idea was that the rocket was going to launch a small spacecraft called orion, it's perched at the top of the rocket, and take it orbiting around the moon before it returned to earth. the whole thing was going to take five or six weeks. it was a test flight so no people were set to be on board but for the next mission astronauts were going to join the ride and they would go in orbit around the moon but the ultimate aim was to land ast

and this is the largest, most powerful rocket ever. >> reporter: kristen fisher, cnn, at the kennedy space center thanks to kristin for that report. >>> let's bring in janet ivy. it appears she's in outer space, i think she's in cocoa beach florida where she has been awaiting this launch for a few days now. good morning, good to be with you as always. the scrub because of a faulty engine sensor and hydrogen leaks, what do you make of their plan to ignore the sensor and the mitigation that they have taken, the steps they have taken to fix those leaks? >> you know what, i listened to that press briefing. and it's not like you can take this thing to jiffy lube. so there's been a check engine light on my car for a while. i think when it comes down to this, we got up at 1:00 a.m. on monday, headed out. we're standing there watching, you know, waiting for the proceedings to happen and crossing fingers and toes that watch this rocket roar into space. when the scrub call happened, you could feel the disappointment, but ultimately it's going to be safety first. as you heard the administrators and the othe

these are live pictures coming straight from kennedy space center in cape canaveral, florida, where crewsre working on a liquid hydrogen leak that delayed fueling the massive rocket. the two-hour launch window still expected to open up this afternoon at 2:17 p.m. currently weather conditions are 60% favorable. >> the mission will mark the united states return to the moon for the first time in nearly 50 years. and aims to land the first woman and the first person of color on the moon without -- within the next few years. and it will eventually send the first astronaut to mars. and while nasa said there's no guarantee that the launch will happen today, engineers appear optimistic that this rocket is ready to fly. let's go now to cnn's space and defense correspondent kristin fisher live this morning from the kennedy space center. hi there, kristin. any good news to update us with? >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning. i wish i had some better news for you, but it's not over yet. let me walk you through the problem of what we've been watching over the last hour. since i last spoke to you, nas

this is a live ak the artemis i rocket as the sun is rising at kennedy space center.toff is scheduled for a two-hour window, starting at about 2:17 p.m. moments ago, nasa gave the go ahead to start fueling for launch, so it looks like this is going to happen, especially because the weather appears to be cooperating. right now there's a 60% chance of favorable weather during that launch window. >> but all eyes are on the artemis rocket's third engine this morning, which along with a fuel leak forced the initial launch to be scrubbed on monday. engineers say the problem was a bad sensor. and while today's launch is a little more risky, nasa is ready to give it a try. cnn's space and defense correspondent kristin fisher with the latest. >> launch director blackwell thompson called a scrub. >> reporter: nasa says it's confident it fixed the issues that led to monday's scrubbed test flight and is go for a second law unch attempt. first rocket designed to take humans to the moon in more than 50 years. it is one thing to see this rocket on tv or about 4 miles away from the v

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. >> reporter: one italian national came here to the kennedy space center to watch. are you somebody who wants to get back up there? >> here i am, wearing my flight. wearing my flight suit. this ist i do. this is what we signed up to do. >> reporter: with the launch scd with the launch scheduled over the holiday weekend, it is attracting bigger crowds. betwen attracting bigger crowds. betwen attracting bigger crowds. betwen attracting bigger crowds. betwen attracting bigger crowds. betwen attracting bigger crowds. betwen attracting bigger crowds. betwen attracting bigger crowds. betwen attracting bigger crowds. betwen attracting bigger crowds. betwen attractin 200,000 people and 100,000 peoe 100,000 people are expected to pack the area. monday's launch was scrubbed because of engine trouble. nasa now believes a faulty sensor was to blame. >> the team has done a fantastib done a fantastic job, repairing all the issues and getting his o and getting his into configuration to proceed. >> reporter: if there is another another scrub on saturday, liftoff moved to monday aft

cbs's mark strassmann is at the kennedy space center.k, earlier this week it was an issue with the engine. what happened this time? >> reporter: lilia, a lot of frustration here. nasa just announced it looks as though they're going to have to roll the rocket back to the garage, back to the vehicle assembly building. that would delay the next launch window until later this month, more likely later next month. today's problem came up a couple of hours into loading the rocket with propel ant. it happened at the bottom of the rocket, right about here. they discovered a leak in the liquid hydrogen fuel line. trem they tried to troubleshoot it three times without luck, and at that point it was a scrub. second time in five days nasa has been luckless on the launch pad. both times a liquid hydrogen leak was an issue. frustration comes after years of delays and billions of dollars in costover runs. lilia, this rocket still hasn't left the launch pad. >> that's right. we were waiting all day today, back and forth, a lot of communication from nasa

we'll bring you the latest from kennedy space center. it we are going to stress this and test it and test that heat shield and make sure it is right before we put fore—macro humans up on the top of it. russia's main pipeline transporting gas to europe will stay shut. moscow blames maintenance problems. the funeral of the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev, has taken place in moscow. the death of mikhail gorbachev really does mark the end of an extraordinary era in history, a rare period when russia was opening up to the world. and a warning of a rise in water—borne diseases in pakistan,

now work at the kennedy space center almost as many as those employ during the heyday with the shuttle programs go right on a mission to prepare for the next year. our world co operation in space, hotels and restaurants are filling up once more. it excites me that the people are still excited enough in this country to flow here to see it. they still look at it as historic, and i hope we never lose that. ah, you know, as obviously good for the space program, it's good for the country and certainly good for the city of tiles. one of our county, you know, we're back in. oh and is the kind of the saying goes, now we're going to the moon. nasa says it's sent to launch the are to miss moon mission on saturday after problems with an engine cooling system, delayed lift off last week. space coast spectators will be again packed along these florida shores. john stratford, i'm to 0 attorneys astronauts and the town gong space station of completed that 1st space walk. the mission lasted 6 hours after the pair climbed out of their lock into space. what china calls its anti connotes set up pumps and

you see them live on launch pad 39 be at kennedy space center. artemis one will be humanity's return to the moon in almost 50 years. welcome back for another live briefing of our artemis one mission. thank you for being with us. this briefing is to update you on how our countdown is going so far. the two hour launch window opens tomorrow, september 3 at 2:17 eastern time. >> last night, we powered up the core stage, all look normal. we had finally shanks on the inner leak tank umbilical, the area that had a leak during countdown launch event one. all passed the test servicemaster umbilical. could be checks there. yesterday evening, we completed moving access stands. and began vinyl launch preps for the umbilical's. on our plate today is a series of lunch relief systems checks, charging batteries on flight elements, finishing final walk downs making sure everything looks and is in the appropriate configuration. we've got a busy afternoon moving everything into final punch configuration. handrails, heavy equipment, things like that. we will be talk

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so let's go now to kennedy space center and cnn's space and defense correspondent kristin fisher lifere for us this morning. kristin, a bit of a delay again. but it's possible it could only be a minor one that it would only stall them a half hour. what are you hearing on the ground there? >> reporter: yeah. so boris, you can see that the countdown clock right behind me is moving down towards the launch time. the weather looks pretty good for florida in september. but, yes, there has been a bit of a setback this morning. it is different problem to what we encountered on monday, but similar. basically they're trying to fuel that main core stage, the big burnt orange core tank with this super cold propellant. it's a mix of very cold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. and once again, we have another hydrogen leak. it is in a different place. it's now in the engine compartment. so this is different from where it was on monday. and nasa says that this is a place that has with stand four previous tests. this particular place has held before. but this time now there's a leak. so they're troub

rebecca morrell, at kennedy sports centre -- kennedy space - sports centre —— kennedy space center, thankts centre. good afternoon. the parties are over and it's back to the important business of playing football again for england's women's team. their first game since being crowned champions of europe is a world cup qualifier against austria and the england manager, sarina wiegman, says they are ready to move on from this summer's triumph. natalie pirks reports. jaunty music life moves at a slower pace in wiener neustadt. but in this laid—back austrian town, england are only looking in one direction. england! england, european champions. this stratospheric rise is a moment the captain will never forget, even if the focus now switches to the world cup. naturally i want it to last forever, this feeling, and i want to be reminded of it all the time. that's literally the sole reason that i play football, for moments like that. it's all change for her team, though. the lionesses�* record goal—scorer ellen white has retired, as has the ever presentjill scott. they both bowed out after a final

more than 12000 civil servants, private contractors and others now work at the kennedy space center. almost as many as those employ during the heyday with the shuttle programs go right on a mission to prepare for the next era world, co operation in space. hotels and restaurants of filling up once more, it excites me that the people are still excited enough in this country to flow here to see it. they still look at it as historic, and i hope we never lose that. ah, you know, it's obviously good for the space program. it's good for the country and certainly good for the city of tide is one of our county. you know, we're back and, oh, it is the kind of the saying goes, now we're going to the moon. nasa says it sent to launch the are to miss moon mission on saturday after problems with an engine cooling system, delayed lift off last week. space coast spectators will be again packed along these florida shores. shall stratford unctuous era. or remember, you can find much more on that story and all of the days news on our website ounces era dot com ah, the top stories allow to 0 is for link

let me bring you up to speed from the kennedy space center. we're listening to nasa engineers as they try to troubleshoot this hydrogen like a. plan "a" didn't work, plan "b" didn't work, they weren't able to come up with a plan "c" so they went back to plan "a." plan "a" is essentially trying to warm up and then cool back down this leaky hose, so to speak, so try to get this hy hydrogen going back here. this is the artemis rocket, the sls rocket, orion capsule on top, where some day, if this thing ever takes off, this is where the crew would be. the hydrogen leak is from an eight-inch line that goes right in about here. essentially what they're trying to do, this fuel that goes in, the liquid hydrogen, very cold, negative 420 degrees fahrenheit. so the seal is where the problem is. and so they're trying to make that seal warmer and then colder again to kind of thermally shock it back into sealing. but again, they've tried this once before and it didn't work. now they're trying it for a second time. but, you know, boris and amara, or -- i'm so

the kennedy space center laid off more than 7000 workers and space enthusiasts who filled restaurants and hotels and lined the shore to watch lodges, disappeared. witnesses, reinvigorated space program and a boost from private companies like space x and blue horizon means florida's so called space coast is alive again. i'm just happy it boom in the way it is. i'm happy they got the program going back up now and having people who allow and enjoy with us. so i think for several rocket launches, carried out each month including space x carrying starling internet satellites find more than $12000.00 civil servants, private contractors, and others. now work at the kennedy space center almost as many as those employ during the heyday the shuttle programs go ran on a mission to prepare for the next year. our world co operation in space, hotels and restaurants are filling up. once more. it excites me that the people are still excited enough in this country to flow here to see it. they still look at it as historic, and i hope we never lose that. ah, you know, it's obviously good for the space p

have a look, this is the scene live right now from the kennedy space center. gs go to plan, the unmanned mission will be able to launch this afternoon going beyond the moon and kicking off a new stage in space exploration. the artemis program could see humans return to the lunar surface and set their sights on mars and beyond. the vibe around the kennedy space center is electric right now. as nasa chief bill nelson explains, that could be one of the challenges. here he is. >> the launch team is very confident. they have to use a southern term, they have looked at it from izzard to gizzard. they're very confident. the only thing that's going to get in the way, if it does, is summertime in florida, the rainstorms, the lightning storms. but they're still looking. we have 60% chance on the weather that it's good. >> for a look at the artemis i forecast, i'm joined by meteorologist derek van dam. derek, the weather to crucial to the launch. 60% chance. things still looking good? >> there are literally a group of meet teorologists looking in the finer details because

we'll allen fisher joins us live from the kennedy space center in florida. so what more do we know about this supported launch? well, if there were refueling any sort of fueling the tanks, you go to quin liquid hydrogen liquid oxygen. there was a problem with the liquid hydrogen and the control have the, the famous phrase that no one wants to hear when you're getting ready to launch a rocket. we have a problem though, the engineers tried to fix the problem. they had 3 different goes in the end, they realized that they weren't going to be able to sort it. so they recommended to the launch director that the launch for today be scrubbed. that's exactly what has happened. no nasa have to make the decision when they will go ahead with the launch . there is the possibility. there is a window on monday and a smaller one on tuesday. so maybe it could happen then. but a lot of people are suggesting that what is likely to happen is that the rocket will be we'll back essentially, go back into the workshop. they will look at the weird the problem was and see if it needs

. > >> still ahead at 6:00, another scrubbed lunch at the kennedy space center.e second time in a week and when it will have another chance to launch. > >> a popular bay area bagel shop shop expanding thanks to the good customers who donated a lot lot of dough. >> this is rocket science and for the second time this week, it is a no go for nasa's artemis artemis 1 moon rocket launch be a leak broke out. >> it could be dangerous if you launch with a leak but they want want to make sure everything is okay before they launch this. they have never launched a rocket this large before. >> nasa has not yet said when the next launched attempt will be but it will probably be at least a month. skyler henry at florida's kennedy space center with details. >> this is artemis launch control. charlie thompson just called a script for the launch attempt today. >> reporter: nasa's most powerful rocket will have to sit sit on the launchpad a while lor while longer after officials called off saturday afternoon's lift off because of a hydrogen gas leak. >> it was characterized as a l

launch of its artemus one moon mission, just hours before it was expected to blast off from the kennedy space center in florida. well, these are the latest pictures of the nasty rock. it's on its launch pad. a launch was cancel last week due to engine problems. will be head over. nasa said the decision to stop the launch was the right one. will go when it's ready or we don't tie go until then and especially now on a test fly because we're gonna stress this and test it ah, and test that he'd, she'll ha, and make sure dr. before we put for humans upon the top of it. well, alan fisher joins us live from cape canaveral in florida. so what, what more can you tell us about this a bought in a while? no, they're, they're looking at the, the data that they've gathered to see whether or not this is going to be an operation which can perhaps go ahead to on monday or tuesday when there are whether windows for a launch to take place. or whether they will have to will the whole rock it back essentially into the workshop and take a look at it then retool what needs to be retooled and look again at the launch in se

beginning of what many commentators cool america's decade long space program slo minus the kennedy space center laid off more than 7000 workers and space enthusiasts who filled restaurants and hotels and lined the shore to watch lodges, disappeared. witnesses, reinvigorated space program and a boost from private companies like space x and blue horizon means florida's so called space coast is alive again. i'm just happy it boom in the way it is. i'm happy they got the program going back up now and having people come out and enjoy with us. so i think a full several rocket launch is carried out each month including space x carrying starling internet satellites. things like more than 12000 civil servants, private contractors and others now work at the kennedy space center. almost as many as those employ during the heyday. the shuttle programs go right automation to prepare for the next year. our world co operation in space. hotels and restaurants are filling up. once more. it excites me that the people are still excited enough in this country to flow here to see it. they still look at it as histori

our science correspondentjonathan amos is at the kennedy space center. it has been a day of disappointment. a lot of people starting to leave the kennedy space center. we havejust had a floridian tortoise, believe it or not, just tracked by heading home. yes, it has been difficult. we started the day with, you know, great ambition, and it kind of fizzled out. they have to fill this rocket behind me here with almost 3 million litres of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen before they can lift off, it is the propellant is that they used to develop the thrust. the oxygen went into the rocketjust fine, but the hydrogen, as soon as they started to pump it in, they got a leak warning, an alarm went off. they tried all sorts of solutions to close that league off but it didn't work. and eventually, the launch director here, charlie blackwell thompson, she had no choice but to call a scrub, as they call it, a postponement. we are all wondering when we might be able to try this again. there is the opportunity to do it on monday or tuesday but not much more beyond that

these are live pictures from the kennedy space center in florida ahead of this second attempt to launchrogramme, which aims to put people back on the moon by 2025. 0ur science correspondent jonathan amos it at the kennedy space center. hello, jonathan, very late at night or very early in the morning where you are. how intense has the work been during the course of this week to try to get this back on schedule? they have been poring over the data, sean, after monday's scrubber. i think they got to the bottom of the issues that prevented them from launching and so they will have another go, we see how they will get on. they started to fill this rocket with 2.7 million litres of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen atjust under an hour hydrogen and liquid oxygen atjust underan hourago, it's hydrogen and liquid oxygen atjust under an hour ago, it's going in fairly slowly. a key point will come up fairly slowly. a key point will come up at around 8am local time, about an hourand a up at around 8am local time, about an hour and a half away, when they start to prepare the engines at the base of t

well, i am, fisher joins us live now from the kennedy space center in florida. and what do you make of this? well, we should know in a very short order of time whether or not this launch is going to go ahead. they've been having problems over the last few hours to get the rocket off the ground. you've got to make liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen liquid oxygen. there's been no problem filling the tags. there has been a leak as they fill liquid hydrogen that has to try to fix it. they've tried at least 3 different fixes and no the team there has recommended to the launch director that the scrap this for today till they try and get to the bottom. a particularly as the launch window is approaching this only less than 3 hours away now. and so the launch director is decided to take that advice and then we'll make a decision very shortly. be a big disappointment to the thousands of people that have gathered here on the space coast in florida, hoping to see this mission, which of course would be the 1st step in taking humans back on to the moon. the 2 other missions af

setback for its high profile space program. crowds gathered to watch the shad ewald lifts off at kennedy space. center in florida. nasa most powerful rocket is the flagship of the artemus program, which aims to return humans to the mood. our technicians were unable to fix a fuel leak, which they say is too complex for a quick fix. a 3rd attempt is delayed until late september at the earliest we do not launch until we think it's right. and these teams have labored over that and that is the conclusion that they came to d. w spoke to jim and astronauts alex on, i guess he says he's not worried about the setbacks of the last few days. i don't know if how quickly they can fix it. that says something they will be determined the next day, sir. bye, nasa. i'm not concerned about this, of course. if you look forward in history and you, you know, it's the beginning of a new era. we are all of is impatient. we want to have this vehicle go and i would have loved to see fly already last week. when i was there in florida, i was right in front of my eyes. i could have touched it. it didn't go today, it didn't go. bu

rebecca morelle it at the kennedy space center.s the most sophisticated rocket, yet it what's covered in the moments before countdown. you can make it as sophisticated as you like but the whole process of getting a rocket up is actually quite fraught isn't it? that's right. these things have thousands of moving parts and this is the most powerful rockets that nasa has ever built so it's not unusualfor nasa has ever built so it's not unusual for technical issues and delays to upset a launch attempt. but everything is looking ok at the moment, the weather is a bit cloudy here at the moment but that is not unusualfor here at the moment but that is not unusual for this time of year in florida and the rocket has been fuelling this morning. we have heard the fuelling has just stopped because there is possibly a little bit of a hydrogen leak so they are stopping to assess before they start refuelling. what happens here, the team troubleshoot through these issues in an attempt to get things up issues in an attempt to get things up and runn

. >>> live look at the kennedy space center in florida where nasa again called off a second attempt to launch artemis today. the launch was scrubbed after crews found a leak as they started loading fuel in to the rocket. the rocket was halted monday by a bad engine sensor and leaking fuel. >> we do not launch until we think its right. these teams have labored over that and that is the conclusion that they came to. >> reporter: when the unmanned mission does get off the ground the trip is expected to take about 38 days. it'll be the first in a series of missions to put humans on the moon and eventually mars. >>> the scrubbed launch meant a lot of scrubbed watch parties as well. at the space and science center in oakland staff had to pivot. visitors were invited to tour the building and check out the exhibits. when the launch finally does happen they don't want to miss the historic moment. it has been 50 years since humans have been on the moon. >> some people ask why are we going back? to do the same thing? i don't see the artemis mission as doing the same thing. landing people on the m

the rocket was due to take to the skies from the kennedy space center in florida within hours. the next generation craft is the most powerful ever built by nasa. it was said to be the 1st launch for the agencies are to miss program, which aims to eventually return a human crew to the moon. well, let, let's cross over to florida and speak to nico, detriment from the european space agency. it's good to have you with us here on dw news. how much of a disappointment was this news? space business is a risky and challenging business and having a main flight was to launch crafts is not totally unusual. obviously, we would have to see it flying today. for anything else from a disaster, we fly when it's safe and it was not yet see. are these teething problems quite typical for a new rocket? blown given case, it was a leakage on a quick disconnect. so we have seen this already on monday morning or monday morning, overcome by operational worker on search with less lucky. the problem is you cannot disconnect such a connector on the launch pass, or at least not easily and it will take too m

technicians were unable to fix a fuel leak. crowds gathered to watch the scheduled lift off at kennedy space center in florida. now says that most powerful rockets is the flagship of the ottoman program, which aims to return humans to the moon. officials say the fuel leak is too complex for a quick fix. a 3rd attempt is delayed until late september. at the earliest d w spoke to german astronaut alex, i'm the guest. he says he's not worried about the setbacks of the last few days. i don't know if how quickly they can fix it. that says something they will be determined the next day, sir. bye, nasa. i'm not concerned about this, of course. if you look forward in history and you know it's the beginning of a new era, we are all of his impatience. we want to have this vehicle go and i would love to see the fly already last week. when i was there in florida, i was right in front of my eyes. i could have touched it. it didn't go today, it didn't go. but we need to be patient. it's happened in the past. the space shuttle has had moment where it was returned to the to the vehicle assembly building many times

the rocket was due to take to the skies from the kennedy space center in florida within hours. the next generation craft is the most powerful ever built by nasa. it was set to be the 1st launch for the agencies are to miss program which aims to eventually return a human crew to the move that's go now to keep calling the editor of space ref dot com. he joins us from washington. d. c. thanks for joining us, keith. i'm the launch has been postponed. what can you tell us about that? well, this is the 1st time that this particular rocket has been launched, although it is built out of components that were in the spatial. so we can see some problems that may be familiar to some people in this case and had to do with the valve that connects to the rocket. it since liquid hydrogen extremely cold temperatures. and because hydrogen is the smallest element there is it can leak to almost anything. and the 1st time they tried this, they had problems the 2nd and 3rd. so again, today when they tried to get everything to go together, it was a leak. they tried option a option b, then option c wa

the rocket was due to take to the skies from the kennedy space center in florida within hours. the next generation craft is the most powerful ever built by nasa. it was set to be the 1st launch for the agencies are to miss program which aims to eventually return a human crew to the moon. earlier i spoke to keith cowling, the editor of space ref dot com. now asked him if the recurring problems with liquid hydrogen fueling are typical for this type of you rocket. mrs. rockets, i, it's probably in the 4th page of the book that says fueling is a difficult thing, and hydrogen is particularly difficult to work with. it's the 1st time this rock it's ever been put on a pad in tried to launch, so you'd expect this was matter fact if you look at the bottom of it, it looks like the spatial because it's where it got its engines from and the space shuttle had similar problem, so this is to be expected the 1st few times and all the shows just how risky and talon zagan operation. this really is. why is it so important to go back to the moon off to 50? is not the last 3 words. after 50 years.

the rocket was due to take to the skies from the kennedy space center in florida within hours. the next generation craft is the most powerful ever built by nasa. it was set to be the 1st launch for the agencies are to miss program which aims to eventually return a human crew to the moon. oh le, let's it though to keep having the at itself space ref dot com and he joins us from washington dc. it's good to have you with a t r and d w. news. now they were problems once again with liquid hydrogen fueling. what are your thoughts on this? i these ed typical poppins for a new rocket. who says rocket science? probably on the 4th page of the book that says fueling is a difficult being and hydrogen is particularly difficult to work with. it's the 1st time this rock has ever been put on a pad in and tried to launch. so you'd expect this was matter of fact. if you look at the bottom of it, it looks like the spatial because it's where it got its engines from. and the space shuttle had similar problem. so this is to be expected the 1st few times and alpha shows just how risky and challenging

it i—.3 been a day of disappointments, lots of people are starting to leave the kennedy space center.ed the tortoise, believe it or not, trotting by. we started the day with great ambition and it fizzled out. with they have to fill this rockets behind me with 3 million litres of liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen before they can left off. that is the propellants they used to develop the thrust. the oxygen went into the rockets but the hydrogen, as soon as they started to pump it in, they had a leak warning. they tried all sorts of solutions to close that leak off but it didn't work. eventually, the launch director had no choice but to call a postponement. we are all wondering now when we might be able to try this again. that is the opportunity to do it on monday or tuesday but not much more beyond that. one of the reasons for that is there are constraints on the rocket and one of them is the flight termination system. if this rocket lifts off and it's starts to veer off course, they will destroy it and that termination system is battery operated and that battery system is only good until