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Tariq Malik

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Spacex delays launch of private intuitive machines moon lander due to methane fuel issue | History Defined

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A white and black rocket on the launch pad with the crescent moon in the night sky.

SpaceX postponed the launch of a private moon lander built by Intuitive Machines late Tuesday (Feb. 13) due to a temperature issue with the spacecraft's liquid methane fuel.

The Odysseus moon lander was originally scheduled to launch toward the moon on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the early-morning hours Wednesday (Feb. 14) from Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is now set for no earlier than Thursday (Feb. 15) at 1:05 a.m. EST (0605 GMT). 

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