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NASA works to repair mega moon rocket on launchpad at Kennedy Space Center

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA leaders said the agency is working to repair a fuel leak that scrubbed Saturday’s Artemis 1 launch attempt.

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NASA said Tuesday night that the work to fix its mega moon rocket will be done on the launchpad.

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At first, NASA thought they would have to move the Space Launch System rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building so engineers could make the repairs.

NASA did not rule out rolling the rocket back to a later date if they find other problems that need to be fixed.

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It’s unclear when the next launch attempt will be.

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Channel 9 will continue to monitor the work to fix NASA’s SLS rocket and will provide updates on Eyewitness News.

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