March launch in jeopardy as Nasa’s Moon rocket hit by new problem

The Artemis rocket at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida (Jim Ross/Nasa via AP)

Nasa’s new Moon rocket has suffered another setback, putting next month’s planned launch with astronauts in jeopardy, the space agency announced.

Officials revealed the latest problem just one day after targeting March 6 for humanity’s first flight to the Moon in more than half a century.