NASA Fuels Moon Rocket for 1st Time in Rehearsal

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on June 20, 2022. NASA via AP

NASA fueled its huge moon rocket for the first time Monday and went ahead with a critical countdown test despite a fuel line leak.

This was NASA’s fourth crack at the all-important dress rehearsal, the last major milestone before the moon rocket’s long-awaited launch debut.