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NASA is keeping open the option of attempting another launch of the SLS on the Artemis 1 mission as soon as Sept. 2 as engineers study two problems that scrubbed the first launch attempt. Credit: Jordan Sirokie

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA officials say they are keeping open the possibility of attempting another launch of the Artemis 1 mission as soon as Sept. 2 as they continue to study a pair of issues that scrubbed the initial launch attempt Aug. 29.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...