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Artemis II Moonshot Enters Final Hours Before Launch with NASA Engineers Optimistic
NASA says cloud cover and high winds are the main concerns as forecasters weigh strict launch rules for Artemis II.
- On Wednesday, April 1, NASA will launch the Artemis II mission from Kennedy Space Center, marking the first crewed flight around the moon since the Apollo program.
- Meteorologists forecast an "80% chance of favorable weather," though strict rules prohibit launching through rain, lightning, or specific clouds; Launch Weather Officer Mark Berger stated, "There is nothing here screaming 'no go' for any of these attempts."
- Engineers plan to load nearly 760,000 gallons of super-cold fuel into the 322-foot-tall Space Launch System rocket starting Wednesday morning, and NASA managers confirmed the vehicle and team are ready to fly.
- NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center issued a G2 geomagnetic storm watch for launch day, but officials confirmed the recent solar flare is not expected to stall the launch.
- "Everybody understands the significance of this mission," said Jeff Spaulding, senior test director for the Artemis II program at Kennedy Space Center, highlighting NASA's historic return to lunar exploration after more than 50 years.
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Almost a day after starting the countdown, NASA relies on its technology and on the good weather to launch its first mission to the Moon in more than half a century. The chances that time will not prevent takeoff are still 80%, as two of the mission’s technical leaders have explained today. “There are 29 hours left to launch and I see many smiling faces among all the teams,” explained Jeff Spaulding, test director of the US space agency. Continu…
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right1Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Left, 45% Center
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