NASA scraps Tuesday moon launch due to storm

WASHINGTON — NASA said on Saturday that it was scrapping Tuesday's plans to launch Artemis, the United States' return to the moon after five decades, noting concerns about a tropical storm headed to Florida.

After two previously canceled launch attempts, NASA is weighing returning the Artemis 1 mission rocket to its assembly site under the threat of extreme weather.

"NASA is forgoing a launch opportunity … and preparing for rollback (from the launchpad), while continuing to watch the weather forecast associated with Tropical Storm Ian," it said on Saturday.