Nasa postpones launch of moon rocket because of tropical storm

The Artemis I rocket may be returned to its hangar because of the threat of tropical storm Ian (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Nasa is postponing next week’s launch attempt of its new moon rocket because of a tropical storm that’s expected to become a major hurricane.

It’s the third delay in the past month for Artemis I, the lunar-orbiting test flight featuring mannequins but no astronauts, a follow-up to Nasa’s Apollo moon-landing programme of a half-century ago.