NASA’s most powerful rocket ever set for second Moon attempt

After technical issues halted its first launch attempt, NASA will try again to get its new 30-storey rocket off the ground and send its unmanned test capsule towards the Moon.

If the massive Space Launch System (SLS) lifts off successfully on Saturday, it will not only be awe-inspiring but also historic for NASA, marking the first of its Artemis programme plotting a return to the Moon, 50 years after the final Apollo mission.

The launch is scheduled for 2:17pm (18:17 GMT) from Kennedy Space…