NASA’s new moon rocket is set to launch this morning – but setbacks have put pressure on the operation. A new poll reveals what voters want in 2024: to win. Keep reading to hear about Taylor Swift’s new album and Eminem and Snoop Dogg’s NFT-inspired performance at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.
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Now let’s dive in. Here’s the news to know Monday, Daily Briefing style:
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NASA presses toward moon rocket launch after fuel leak
As precious minutes in the countdown ticked away Monday, launch controllers repeatedly halted the fueling operation of NASA’s new Artemis 1 moon rocket. It already was running nearly an hour late because of thunderstorms offshore of Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. Then a leak reappeared in the same…