NASA fuels moon rocket for 1st time in rehearsal

NASA fueled its huge moon rocket for the first timeand 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. The previous attempts in April were thwarted by a fuel leak, as well as stuck valves and other technical issues.The second SLS flight, planned for 2024, would send a crew around the moon and back. The third mission _ no earlier than 2025 _ would have astronauts actually landing on the moon.Astronauts’ last walked on the moon in 1972 during NASA's Apollo program. The new program is named Artemis, Apollo's twin sister in Greek mythology.