NASA delays giant lunar rocket launch for third time amid hurricane fears - Xinhua English.news.cn

2022-09-26T00:28:15.466Z

According to CNN, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) decided to abandon the launch of the giant probe on September 27 due to concerns about tropical storm "Ian" hitting Florida, bringing heavy precipitation and lightning strikes. Moon rocket "Space Launch System". Tropical Storm "Ian" will reach Florida's southwest coast as a hurricane on the 27th, bringing rainfall to most of the Florida peninsula. It is reported that this is the third time the launch of the rocket has been delayed. NASA initially set the launch date as August 29, but the launch was temporarily suspended that day due to a malfunction. On September 3, the launch was delayed again due to a fuel leak.