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    YOU IN THE NEWS

    Sep 02, 2022 4 minutes
    Compiled by LAVERN DE VRIES

    FAILURE TO LAUNCH

    Technical fault delays test of capsule that will one day take humans to the moon again

    AMERICAN space agency Nasa will have to wait a little longer to get its long-awaited mission to the moon off the ground. This comes after the launch of Artemis 1 had to be called off due to engine problems.

    Engineers found a cooling issue on the Orion spacecraft in the last seconds of the launch countdown.

    Artemis 1 was set to test the Orion, a capsule that will one day carry human crew members to the moon. Once it launches, the test flight will transport dummies made of plastic that simulate soft tissue, bones and lungs.

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