NASA moon rocket on track for launch despite lightning strikes(1/3)

Photo taken on Aug. 28 shows NASA's new moon rocket on its launch pad.(Photo/Agencies)

The rocket remained on track to blast off on a crucial test flight on Monday despite a series of lightning strikes at the launch pad, accordingto U.S. media report.

Technicians recorded five strikes on the launch pad lightning towers, with everything "working as it should," Jeff Spaulding, NASA's Artemis 1 senior test director, told reporters.

The 322-foot (98-meter) Space Launch System rocket is the most powerful ever built by NASA.

Photo taken on Aug. 28 shows NASA's new moon rocket on its launch pad.(Photo/Agencies)

Photo taken on Aug. 28 shows NASA's new moon rocket on its launch pad.(Photo/Agencies)