NASA’s Artemis II rocket launch faces delay

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Problem With Artemis Rocket Is Likely to Delay NASA’s Moon Mission
A day after NASA officials optimistically said they were on track to launch astronauts around the moon early next month, a problem with the rocket’s upper stage may now require rolling it off the laun...

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NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket has a new problem. 'This will almost assuredly impact the March launch window.'
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NASA just fueled up its Artemis 2 moon rocket in 2nd critical test. Was it a success? (It sure looked like it.)
Artemis II March Moon Mission delayed? NASA detects helium flow issue in SLS rocket
NASA is preparing for the possibility of rolling back the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after engineers detected an i...

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NASA Uncovers Helium Flow Issue, Artemis II Moon Mission Faces Delay
NASA may take moon mission Artemis II rocket back to assembly site, affecting March launch window
NASA eyes March 6 launch of astronaut moon mission after passing key test
The US ⁠space agency on Thursday night capped a nearly 50-hour rehearsal of the Artemis II launch ​countdown, fueling the rocket ‌with some 730,000 gallons of propellant without running into the pesky...

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NASA To Send Four Astronauts On A Round-Trip To The Moon Under Artemis 2 Mission
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NASA targets March 6 to launch four astronauts to Moon on Artemis II mission

NASA has a new problem to fix before the next Artemis II countdown test

The next series of launch opportunities for the Artemis II mission begin March 3. If the mission doesn’t lift off in March, NASA will need to roll the rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building to refresh its flight termination system. There are more launch dates available in April and May.

Has NASA set another prelaunch test after delay? Latest on Artemis

A test of NASA's towering Space Launch System rocket uncovered another issue with the vehicle meant to launch astronauts on a mission around the moon.