NASA’s giant Moon rocket has completed a fuelling test that should open the way to it making a maiden flight after fixing a leak.
The rocket could launch as soon as next Tuesday, according to ANU astrophysicist and cosmologist Dr Brad Tucker.
“We’ve been waiting on this fuelling test after the first two times they noticed they had a leak,” he told Sky News Australia.Dr Tucker said while NASA “technically has the go ahead” to attempt to launch the rocket, a tropical depression heading towards the launch site may cause further delays.“If the weather does limit that flight, they have a backup date reserved for the October 2.”
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