For the second time in 5 days, the US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) postponed a planned attempt to launch a giant rocket of the new generation, in the first mission of its "Artemis" program, which is scheduled to include flights from the moon to Mars.

The length of this missile is equivalent to a 32-storey building with the Orion capsule, and it was scheduled to be launched in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

The delay came after technicians' repeated attempts to fix a leaking supercooled liquid hydrogen fuel that is being pumped into the vehicle's primary stage fuel tanks.

Attempts to address the leak also caused task managers to delay the countdown, leaving insufficient time to complete pre-launch preparations before takeoff.

The launch was canceled about 3 hours before the scheduled date.

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There was no immediate comment on the date of the retry launch, but NASA may schedule another attempt on Monday or Tuesday.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said mission managers will meet at a later time to discuss the future launch opportunity, adding that there is an opportunity to return the rocket to the assembly building for further repairs.

He added that if that happens, the next launch attempt will be postponed until next October.

"Engineers continue to collect additional data," NASA said in a separate statement.

Monday's first launch attempt was called off due to technical issues, which NASA officials said were resolved to their satisfaction.

Launch day delays and related technical hurdles are common with new rockets, such as NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), a complex rocket that requires a set of pre-launch procedures that are not fully tested and rehearsed by engineers without showing up. no obstructions.

The launch of the rocket would mark the start of the Artemis program of flights from the moon to Mars, which NASA boasts, and will succeed the Apollo program to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s.