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The delay pushes back the spacecraft's wet dress rehearsal — a critical pre-launch test — and moves the earliest possible launch date to Sunday, Feb. 8. NASA emphasized that no official launch date will be set until teams have completed their review of the rehearsal results.
The Artemis 2 moon mission's SLS rocket is on the pad at Kennedy Space Center for testing ahead of a possible Feb. 6 launch, and you can watch it 24/7 via this livestream.
As the Artemis II crew enters quarantine, NASA is navigating a narrow path to the moon. Biting Florida winds have forced the historic liftoff to 8 February at the earliest, with 6 and 7 February now officially ruled out.
NASA is preparing to roll out its towering Artemis 2 moon rocket to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 17, and we will have full coverage of the major event here. The Artemis 2 moon rocket consists of NASA's second Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft,
After evacuating four astronauts from the ISS last month, NASA is looking ahead to its next crewed mission to the space station
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NASA’s looming moon launch sparks serious warnings over rocket safety
NASA is racing toward its first crewed trip around the Moon in more than fifty years, but the countdown is unfolding under an unusual cloud of technical unease. The Artemis II mission will send four astronauts around the Moon and back in the Orion capsule,
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NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket is on the launch pad. What's next?
Artemis 2 is at the launch pad, but several big tests must be performed before it launches as soon as Feb. 6.
The first crewed mission around the moon in more than 50 years is coming up. Here’s how to see it at sites in and around the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Due to the dynamic nature of spaceflight, the Artemis II launch date may shift. The Cosmosphere’s Artemis II Launch Watch Party is planned to align with the official NASA launch attempt, and guests are encouraged to follow NASA and Cosmosphere communication channels for the latest updates as the mission approaches.
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NASA moon mission contender has surprisingly deep Flagstaff roots
When NASA looks for people to send toward the Moon, the search often leads through the high desert of Northern Arizona. The latest contender, geologist and astronaut candidate Lauren Edgar, is not just passing through that landscape,
The countdown for the rehearsal for NASA's much-awaited Moon mission has begun. The US space agency will soon be conducting the "Wet Dress Rehearsal" for its Artemis II programme. NASA plans to fuel the Artemis II Moon rocket on Monday,