NASA prepares Artemis II rocket for moon launch
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NASA has finished a crucial step toward getting its Artemis II moon mission off the ground, and is now targeting early April to send four astronauts on an unprecedented path.
An unannounced test of NASA's towering Space Launch System rocket uncovered another issue with the vehicle meant to soon launch astronauts on a mission around the moon. Ground crews at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida partially fueled the 322-foot ...
SpaceX chief Elon Musk said in February that the mighty Starship rocket would embark on its 12th test flight this month, although several more recent reports have suggested that it might not leave the launchpad until early April.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said Saturday the agency is looking at ways to prevent the fueling problems plaguing the Space Launch System rocket before the Artemis III mission. Artemis III is slated to be the first crew mission to land on the Moon ...
The 4-mi. trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building to LC-38B was expected to begin at 8 p.m. and could take up to 12 hr. NASA said a rollout on either March 19 or March 20 would preserve the possibility of launching as early as April 1. However, “teams continue to keep an eye on the weather forecasts,” NASA noted in a mission status update.