NASA has revealed that it has plans to try launching the Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis megarocket on Friday again, after failing to do so on Monday.

The Monday launch had been canceled due to something called engine bleed, which some reports have said led to overheating. Initially, the engineers spotted the malfunction and tried rectifying it to complete the launch attempt. However, after several tweaks, the engine could not be cooled enough and the attempt was suspended.

In a statement to the press, NASA administrator Bill Nelson explained that the Artemis rocket was complex and brand new, as such, any slight change in what is the optimal condition for launch, will lead to cancellation.

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Space enthusiasts had been tuned in to watch the launch of the rocket at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis 1 mission, as the launch is called, will see engineers send an uncrewed Orion capsule on a 42-day mission to the Moon and back.

The rocket tasked with conveying it is the largest rocket that NASA has ever built and it will be capable of 8.1 million pounds of thrust. Since it is the first of its kind, the hope is that the rocket would play key roles in human missions to the moon.

The mission manager, Mike Sarafin, said that they are not ruling out a launch on Friday and they are working all-round the clock to see that it happens.

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