NASA Aiming For Next SLS Tanking Test No Earlier Than April 21

The Artemis I Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft sit atop the mobile launcher on Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center on April 14.
CAPE CANAVERAL—Technicians on April 15 were preparing to access the tail service mast unit of the Space Launch System (SLS) mobile launcher in an effort to stem a liquid hydrogen (LH2) leak that prompted the launch team to scrub a tanking test of the Moon-class rocket on April 14. If troubleshooting...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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