NASA sticks to plan to launch Moon rocket Wednesday
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NASA said Friday it plans to attempt its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon as scheduled next Wednesday.
NASA said Friday it plans to attempt its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon as scheduled next Wednesday, after inspections revealed only minor damage from Hurricane Nicole's passage through Florida.Jim Free, a senior official at the US space agency, told journalists there was "nothing preventing" a launch on that date, and said that NASA teams had managed to access the launch pad on Thursday. The launch of the heavy lift rocket, the most powerful ever built by contractors for NASA, is now due to take place at 01:04am local time (0604 GMT) on Wednesday, with a possible launch window of two hours. The uncrewed mission, dubbed Artemis 1, will bring the United Stat...