SLS on pad
NASA will not attempt a launch of the SLS on the Artemis 1 mission Sept. 27 but will wait one more day before deciding to roll the rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building as Tropical Storm Ian heads towards Florida. Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky

WASHINGTON — NASA has called off plans to attempt to launch the Artemis 1 mission on Sept. 27 as a tropical storm, with the potential to become a major hurricane, heads for Florida.

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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...