--- title: "Launch of NASA's Artemis 1 Moon Mission's Fuel Leak might get Delayed" description: "NASA cancelled the second plan to launch an ambitious test flight of its new moon rocket on Saturday, currently due to a stubborn leak that delayed fu" author: "Siddhi Shaw" published: 2022-09-05 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1960/launch-of-nasa-s-artemis-1-moon-mission-s-fuel-leak-might-get-delayed category: "space and research" tags: ["moon", "space science", "science and technology"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Launch of NASA's Artemis 1 Moon Mission's Fuel Leak might get Delayed **NASA** cancelled the second plan to launch an ambitious test flight of its new moon rocket on **Saturday**, currently due to a stubborn leak that delayed fueling. ``` HIGHLIGHTSNASA engineers had tried to staunch the fuel leak at the time of the Artemis 1Engineers repressurize with hydrogen and return to warm-and-chill techniqueNASA already planned to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station ``` The [space agency](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32252/cryogenic-engine-for-upper-stage-of-gslv-mk-iii-was-successfully-tested-by-which-space-agency) had wished to launch its **Artemis 1 moon mission** atop a eminent **Space Launch System (SLS)** mega-rocket at **2:17 p.m. EDT** on **Saturday**, however a hydrogen fuel leak detected about seven hours before liftoff thwarted the try. NASA [engineers](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/12377/10-tips-to-pass-comptia-security-for-future-specialists-and-engineers) had tried to staunch the fuel leak at the time of the Artemis 1 countdown. First, they had tried to heat the tank connecter and chill it with cold fuel to reseat the hydrogen quick disconnect connecter. After this, the engineers tried to re-pressurize it with hydrogen and so came back to the warm-and-chill technique to prevent the leak. All the three tries were unsuccessful. The delay, the second this week for NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission had suggested that the agency would have to wait till **Monday** at the earliest to create its next launch attempt. Well, if the source of the leak could get fixed in time. As per Nelson, if NASA would like to roll out Artemis 1's [SLS rocket](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81756/why-nasa-s-sls-rocket-is-so-special) back within its **Vehicle Assembly Building** hanger for repairs, the launch would get slip to October. NASA had already planned to launch four astronauts to the **[International Space Station](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1494/nasa-insist-the-international-space-station-unaffected-by-ukraine-russia-war)** on **SpaceX's Crew-5 Dragon** mission during the early period of **October**, therefore an Artemis 1 would launch that month would be later within the month. NASA presently encompasses a **90-minute** window to launch Artemis 1 on **Monday**, with liftoff occurring at **5:12 p.m. EDT**. If the agency does not try to launch on Monday, it may even try to launch on **Tuesday**, however the launch window was slim, simply **24 minutes**. As per NASA, a **Tuesday** launch if tried would occur at **6:57 p.m. EDT**. Artemis 1 would have a launch windows in **mid-September**, however [NASA](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1938/nasa-s-webb-space-telescope-spotted-perfect-einstein-ring-12-billion-light-years-away) would possibly be pushed to **mid-October** due to the time required to roll back and forth between **Pad 39B** and therefore the Vehicle Assembly Building, mission managers have mentioned. That **October** window opens on **Oct. 17** and would end on **Oct. 31**, with cut outs between **Oct. 24 and 26** and on **Oct. 28**. Artemis 1 was NASA's first test flight of the [Artemis program](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114967/how-does-nasa-plan-to-return-humans-to-the-moon-through-the-artemis-program) to come back astronauts to the moon by **2025**. This mission was ab un-crewed test of the **Space Launch System**, NASA's most [powerful rocket](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115145/what-is-the-name-of-nasa-s-most-powerful-rocket-designed-for-deep-space) ever, and its **Orion spacecraft** would make sure both vehicles were safe for astronauts. Once launched, Artemis 1 would simply over a month flying to the moon, looping Earth's natural [satellite](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/302705/decoding-satellite-communication-how-satellites-connect-the-world) in a long orbit, and so returning to our planet for a landing **[Pacific Ocean](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34835/who-commissioned-meriwether-lewis-and-william-clark-in-1804-to-explore-the-newly-purchased-american-west-and-discover-a-route-to-the-pacific-ocean)** off the coast of **California**. Also Read: [Within 1.4 Billion Deal SpaceX to Launch Five NASA Missions in Space](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1949/within-1-4-billion-deal-spacex-to-launch-five-nasa-missions-in-space) --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1960/launch-of-nasa-s-artemis-1-moon-mission-s-fuel-leak-might-get-delayed Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.