Artemis I moon rocket fueling test complete after NASA engineers overcome hydrogen leak

article In this shot from NASA TV, the Artemis I fueling test is underway on Wednesday, Sept. 21. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA encountered some trouble early in the day Wednesday as the space agency tested to determine if a fuel leak on the Artemis I rocket was fixed. Still, engineers were able to problem-solve and move forward with the tanking test that NASA managers are calling successful.  A fuel leak scrubbed the space agency’s most recent launch attempt of the mega moon rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida earlier this month.   The Space Launch System rocket with the uncrewed Orion spacecraft is slated to launch possibly next week on its maiden voyage known as the Artemis I mission, sending Orion around the moon and back. On Wednesday, a fueling test at KSC was used to determine if engineers successfully fixed a fuel leak on the giant moon rocket. However, another…

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