NASA Artemis I launch Monday was scrubbed

The launch of NASA's Artemis I mega rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., was postponed Monday due to an issue with one of the rocket's four engines.   "We don't launch until it's right," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said during an interview shortly after the launch was scrubbed. They've got a problem with the gasses going on the engine bleed on one engin It's just illustrative that this is a very complicated machine, a very complicated system, and all those things have to work. 

You don't want to light the candle until it's ready to go," Nelson said. The next opportunity for NASA to successfully launch the rocket into space to embark on its journey around the moon is Friday, but further testing on the craft is needed before a relaunch date is decided.    

If team members can fix the rocket's engine issue within the next two to three days, a Friday launch is possible.    The last U.S. mission to the moon, Apollo 17, took flight almost 50 years ago.

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