NASA Artemis 1 Launch Countdown starts

NASA Artemis 1 launch has been postponed due to a malfunctioning RS-25 engine.

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Rs- 25 engine is used in the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.

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launch director had signed off on a plan to troubleshoot one of the RS-25 engines which is malfunctioning.

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launch director had signed off on a plan to troubleshoot one of the RS-25 engines which is malfunctioning.

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NASA Artmis 1 engineer's found a crack in the inner tank flange of the upper stage.

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liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen cryogenic tanks are filled up which is used as fuel.

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launch team engineers noticed that one of the engines was not bleeding.

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next available launch window is on Friday, 2 nd September.

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