NASA officials have called off the launch of its Artemis l moon rocket as Tropical Storm Ian approaches Florida.
"NASA is foregoing a launch opportunity Tuesday, Sept. 27, and preparing for rollback, while continuing to watch the weather forecast associated with Tropical Storm Ian."
It takes three days of preparations to get the rocket back into Kennedy Space Center’s mammoth Vehicle Assembly Building, a 4-mile trip lasting several hours. RELATED: Tropical Storm Ian strengthens, projected to make landfall in Florida as major Category 3 hurricane
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