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NASA is cancelling the third attempt at launching its Space Launch System rocket due to tropical storm Ian which threatens the Florida coast.

NASA had been aiming to try for a third time to launch its new rocket, the Space Launch System , on the Artemis I mission this week. However, due to tropical storm Ian which could threaten the Florida coast, the agency has announced it is canceling the launch and is considering rolling the rocket off the launch pad.

NASA announced on Saturday that it would not be going ahead with the launch which had been planned for Tuesday, September 27, and which was to have taken place from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “During a meeting Saturday morning, teams decided to stand down on preparing for the Tuesday launch date to allow them to configure systems for rolling back the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building,” NASA wrote in an update.

 

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