NASA delays Artemis I Moon launch again on tropical storm risk

NASA delays Artemis I Moon launch again on tropical storm risk

NASA is standing down from its Artemis I mission to the moon next week, as a tropical storm off the coast of South America creeps toward Florida and the agency’s launch site for the Space Launch System rocket. The US space agency said it will decide on Sunday whether to roll the rocket and spacecraft […]

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NASA eyes September 27 launch for Artemis 1 Moon mission

NASA eyes September 27 launch for Artemis 1 Moon mission

After two failed attempts, NASA is targeting a September 27 launch date for its Artemis I mission. The space agency is also reviewing a potential backup launch window option for October 2. On September 27, the launch window opens at 11.37 AM EDT (9.07 PM IST). Ahead of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and […]

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NASA to replace faulty Artemis 1 hydrogen seal while rocket still at launch pad

NASA to replace faulty Artemis 1 hydrogen seal while rocket still at launch pad

NASA’s second attempt to launch the Artemis 1 mission had to be scrubbed because of a hydrogen leak in a “quick disconnect” interface between the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the liquid hydrogen fuel feed line. The space agency will replace the faulty seal that caused the leak while the rocket is still at […]

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NASA to make second attempt at debut moon rocket launch on Sept. 3

NASA to make second attempt at debut moon rocket launch on Sept. 3

If all goes as hoped, NASA’s giant next-generation moon rocket SLS will blast off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 3 afternoon If all goes as hoped, NASA’s giant next-generation moon rocket SLS will blast off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 3 afternoon NASA […]

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NASA to make second attempt at debut moon rocket launch on Saturday

NASA to make second attempt at debut moon rocket launch on Saturday

NASA aims to make a second attempt to launch its giant next-generation moon rocket on Saturday, Sept. 3, five days after a pair of technical issues foiled an initial try at getting the spacecraft off the ground for the first time, agency officials said on Tuesday. But prospects for success on Saturday appeared clouded by […]

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NASA poised for historic Artemis I lunar launch from Florida

NASA poised for historic Artemis I lunar launch from Florida

A half century after the end of NASA’s Apollo era, the U.S. space agency’s long-anticipated bid to return astronauts to the moon’s surface remains at least three years away, with much of the necessary hardware still on the drawing board. But NASA aims to take a giant leap in its renewed lunar ambitions with the […]

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Artemis I launch to pave way for future moon settlement

NASA to roll out Artemis I spacecraft to launchpad and discuss science payloads

NASA is planning on moving its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft to the launchpad on August 18 ahead of the Artemis I mission which is planned to launch no earlier than August 29. Before that, the space agency hold three teleconferences next week to announce the science and technology payloads that […]

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