NASA Moon mission launch delayed to Mar.
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If the fueling test goes well, the Artemis II flight around the moon and back could take off as early as Feb. 8.
Hydrogen leaks give launch controllers déjà vu.
Temperatures dropped into the 20s over the weekend, yet NASA teams are hard at work preparing for the historic Artemis II liftoff. Here's the latest.
NASA is planning to conduct a critical fueling test known as a wet dress rehearsal that will determine if Artemis 2 is on track to launch in Florida.
NASA defended preparations for Artemis 2 after a fueling test had hydrogen leaks like those that bedeviled Artemis 1 more than three years ago.
NASA’s test run of its Artemis II countdown ran into problems Monday at Kennedy Space Center that ultimately forced a decision to call off any chance to launch the moonbound mission this
With the wet dress rehearsal, essentially a critical fueling test of the Artemis 2 Space Launch System moon rocket, now back on Feb. 2, NASA said in a statement that it can no longer target Feb. 6 or Feb. 7, the first two days of its launch window. The Artemis 2 launch window originally ran from Feb. 6 to Feb. 10.
Before NASA can decide a rocket launch date for Artemis 2, the giant SLS rocket has to ace a critical fueling test known as a wet dress rehearsal.