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Rachelle Abbott

Tech & Science Daily: Why did Nasa’s Artemis 1 rocket launch fail?

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

(Picture: AP)

Nasa’s hugely anticipated Artemis 1 Moon Launch failed to get off the ground on Monday. It was called off after scientists found a hydrogen leak on board.

The mission’s just part one of a programme of flights, leading to NASA once again sending astronauts to the moon.

The Artemis 1 launch could now take place on Friday.

Meta is making moves in the world of groceries.

Sharing the news on Facebook, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerburg said it’s their first-ever end-to-end shopping experience on WhatsApp - and he reckons life will be all about chat-based experiences like this in future.

Facebook has also just set up a new way of showing your NFTs on the platform.

A woman with deadly bile duct cancer is surviving against the odds, thanks to an experimental drug. Photos of what’s reportedly Logitech’s first handheld gaming device have been leaked online. A different solution for tackling global warming: modified grass. The search for eternal life continues, and this time scientists have turned to a specific type of jellyfish. Plus, it turns out some tropical fruits have actually managed to grow here in the UK - thanks to the ultra long and hot summer we’ve been having.

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