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Added on the 16/11/2022 17:12:13 - Copyright : AFP EN
NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday, marking the start of the space agency's new flagship program, Artemis. The 32-story tall Space Launch System (SLS) blasted off from the storied Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 01:47 am (0647 GMT). IMAGES
NASA scraps its launch of a 30-story rocket due to orbit the Moon, citing a fuel leak in delaying the mission for a second time. The leak occurred as liquid hydrogen was being pumped into the rocket. No new date for another try was immediately announced. IMAGES
A test flight of NASA's powerful new Moon rocket may be possible on Friday, Artemis 1 mission manager Mike Sarafin says, after the US space agency scrubbed Monday's launch because of an engine issue. "Friday is definitely in play," Sarafin tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
SpaceX's new Crew Dragon capsule successfully launches and is en route to the International Space Station with a dummy on board. IMAGES
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Petit à petit, la sonde spatiale Voyager 1 s’approche d’un cap très symbolique : celui du jour-lumière de distance avec la Terre. Du jamais-vu. Voyager 1 a quitté la Terre il y a un peu plus de 48 ans et 2 mois. Toujours active, elle poursuit son odyssée de plus en plus loin dans le cosmos, tant bien que mal, là où aucune autre mission ne s’était jamais rendue auparavant.