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NASA delays Artemis 2 moon launch to March after encountering issues during fueling test
NASA has delayed its Artemis 2 moon launch until March at the earliest, after encountering some issues during a key prelaunch exercise known as a wet dress rehearsal.
NASA is launching a rocket mission from Alaska as early as Saturday to study and help understand electrical circuitry underlying the aurora. The rocket mission will use a technique similar to how a CT scan works on humans, to reconstruct the electrical currents flowing from the northern lights, NASA said.
NASA is providing a 24/7 live feed of the Space Launch System rocket on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Almost as long as a football field: What to know about NASA's Artemis II rocket and mission
NASA's colossal Artemis II moon rocket, stretching nearly the length of a football field, is poised to send four astronauts on a 10-day lunar journey. This mission, a crucial step towards returning humans to the moon,
The quartet's arrival will take the ISS back up to its normal complement of seven crewmembers. The station has been staffed by just three astronauts — one American and two Russians — since Jan. 15, when SpaceX's Crew-11 mission departed for Earth.
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NASA is preparing for simulated launch of Artemis II mega moon rocket — and it could happen as early as Saturday
NASA has announced it will fuel the Artemis II rocket as part of a simulated launch that will take place as early as Saturday (Jan. 31).
NASA has run into exasperating fuel leaks in a make-or-break test of the moon rocket that's supposed to send astronauts on a lunar fly-around.
What time is the rocket launch? 4 crew members from 3 space agencies will launch aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Dragon spacecraft to the space station
On Monday, after rolling the SLS rocket to be used for the Artemis II mission to the pad in January, NASA attempted its first wet-dress test with this new vehicle. At one of the main interfaces where liquid hydrogen enters the vehicle, a leak developed, not dissimilar to problems that occurred with the Artemis I rocket three years ago.
A NASA rocket launch that will carry four astronauts into space will be made of aluminum from Ravenswood’s Constellium plant.A news release from Constellium sai