ShareCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s long-awaited moonshot with astronauts is off until at least March because of hydrogen fuel leaks that marred the dress rehearsal of its giant new rocket. It’s the same problem that delayed the Space Launch System rocket’s debut three years ago. That first test flight was grounded for months because of leaking hydrogen, which is highly flammable and dangerous. Until the exasperating fuel leaks, the space agency had been targeting as soon as this weekend for humanity’s first trip to the moon in more than half a century. Amit Kshatriya, NASA’s associate administrator, stressed that the Space Launch System is “an experimental vehicle,” with more lessons to be learned.

Source: Ethiopian News February 03, 2026 15:29 UTC