NASA's Artemis Moon Rocket Ready For Second Takeoff

US space agency NASA will try again to launch its moon rocket after technical issues halted its first launch attempt.

Mission managers at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday will try another launch of NASA's most powerful ever rocket.

If the massive Space Launch System (SLS) lifts off successfully, it will mark the first of the US space agency's Artemis program which aims to return to the Moon.

Jeremy Parsons, deputy manager of exploration ground systems at Kennedy Space Center said; "Our team is ready. Technicians have fixed a leaky fuel line that contributed to Monday's canceled launch.

"They are getting better with every attempt and actually performed superbly during launch countdown number one

"I think if the conditions with weather and the hardware align, we'll absolutely go."

He added that a faulty engine temperature sensor and some cracks in insulation foam have also been repaired in the last few days.

Hundreds of thousands of people will be gathered on nearby beaches to witness NASA's attempt to send its most powerful rocket into space.

Artemis is named after the twin sister of the Greek god Apollo, after whom the first moon missions were named.