NASA says it is now targeting a March launch for its new moon rocket after encountering fuel leaks during a crucial test

NASA pushed its Artemis II mission to March after wrapping up a launch rehearsal that uncovered issues with the massive Space Launch System rocket's fueling process, the latest delay for the mission to fly four astronauts around the moon and back.

NASA is moving its Artemis II launch to March to address issues that arose during a wet dress rehearsal. This mission will send four astronauts around the moon.

NASA said Tuesday that the launch of its Artemis II moon mission will be pushed back to March after fuel leaks were found during a test run this week.

NASA has delayed its Artemis 2 moon launch until March at the earliest, after encountering some issues during a key prelaunch exercise known as a wet dress rehearsal.

NASA early Tuesday announced it was pushing the launch date of its Artemis II mission to March, after engineers encountered a leak during a critical test.

NASA is troubleshooting a fuel line leak during a major test of its moon rocket on Monday. NASA began conducting a fueling test for its Artemis II mission earlier in the day, the agency said, in a key rehearsal that could pave the way to return astronauts to the vicinity of the moon for the first time since 1972.

NASA plans an on-pad repair of the fuel leak that derailed an overnight dress rehearsal countdown for the agency's huge Artemis II rocket. The agency then plans a second fueling test before making another attempt in March to launch four astronauts on a historic flight around the moon.