NASA launched its new mega Moon rocket from Florida this morning after technical issues had threatened to play spoilsport a third time.

Engineers were forced to temporarily pause the flow of liquid hydrogen into the core stage last night because of a valve leak, though a team sent to the launch pad resolved the problem after an hour.

Later, the space agency reported that a radar monitoring the rocket's flight path was experiencing problems due to a faulty ethernet switch.

A two-hour launch window opened at 1.04am (6.04 Irish time) and the rocket blasted off at 1.47am local time.

"Lift off of Artemis 1. We rise together. Back to the Moon and beyond," said a NASA announcer.

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