NASA readies Artemis rocket for launch
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NASA has announced a new target date for the highly anticipated Artemis II crewed mission to the moon: April 1. It may be on April Fools’ Day, but the space agency is deadly serious about finally getting its massive SLS (Space Launch System) rocket,
The Artemis 2 mission launch has been delayed until at least April due to issues with the rocket's upper stage. This mission will be the first crewed flight of the Artemis program, sending four astronauts on a 10-day trip around the moon. The rollback ...
NASA Artemis 2 mission after encountering hydrogen leaks during a fueling test of the Space Launch System. The Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft have been central to NASA’s Artemis program, aimed at returning humans to the Moon. Development ...
NASA's Artemis II rolls from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. (Photo by Mauricio Paiz/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Updated, Feb. 5, 2026: exact launch times and dates in March were added from a NASA document. Headline was changed ...
WASHINGTON — NASA announced major changes to its Artemis lunar architecture, adding a test flight of lunar landers in low Earth orbit while canceling planned upgrades to the Space Launch System. At a Feb. 27 briefing, NASA said it would change the ...
The problem was discovered after an otherwise successful prelaunch fueling test of the Space Launch System rocket. The rocket will be rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs, which will likely push the launch to April at the earliest.