Fuel leak disrupts Nasa preparations for Artemis 1 Moon rocket launch

The Nasa Moon rocket stands ready for the Artemis 1 mission at the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida (John Raoux/AP)

A liquid hydrogen leak has interrupted Nasa’s preparations for its new Moon rocket launch.

Controllers halted the fuelling operation for Artemis 1 on Monday morning, but Nasa said its engineers were rectifying the issue and there was no word on whether it would cause delays to take-off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida.