NASA confirmed a new schedule for a third attempt to get the Artemis I mission off the ground.
The space agency is aiming for Tuesday, September 27th. It will attempt to launch the rocket on October 2 if that fails.
NASA had said it was targeting Friday, September 23 for a launch attempt.
There is a 70 minute launch window that opens at 11:38 a.m. The capsule will arrive on November 5. If that doesn't happen, NASA will try to launch on October 2 at 2:52 p.m. On November 11th, the spaceship will return to Earth.
NASA said it needs to conduct a fueling test before the September 27 attempt.
The agency said in a release on Monday that the new timetable allows managers to make sure teams have enough rest and to replenish supplies of cryogenic propellants.
After engineers identified an issue with one of the engines on the rocket's core stage, NASA called off the August 29 launch attempt.
After a fuel leak came to the attention of the engineers, it stopped final preparations for another launch.
The launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida is home to a 97-meter tall rocket and a spaceship.
The uncrewed Artemis I mission will send the Orion on a mission to the moon. The same flight path will be used for the Artemis II mission if the test mission is a success. Artemis III will attempt to put a woman and a person of color on the moon in the not too distant future.
NASA wants to use the early Artemis missions to build a moon base for long-duration crewed missions, possibly in the late 20th century.
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