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Moon rocket and weather are on NASA's side for the first astronaut launch in decades
NASA resolved hydrogen fuel leaks and helium line issues delaying Artemis II, with an 80% chance of favorable weather for the first lunar crewed flight since 1972.
- On Tuesday, NASA confirmed a trouble-free countdown for the Space Launch System rocket, scheduled to launch Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39B.
- Hydrogen fuel leaks and clogged helium lines previously delayed the flight from February to April, marking the first human lunar journey since Apollo 17 in 1972.
- Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen will fly around without orbiting, returning directly.
- Forecasters estimate an 80% chance of favorable weather conditions. Senior test director Jeff Spaulding noted the team is confident all technical problems are resolved.
- With limited days available each month to launch, the launch team plans to begin fueling the 32-story rocket Wednesday morning for an evening send-off.
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Moon rocket and weather are on NASA's side for the first astronaut launch in decades
Everything seems to be going NASA's way as the countdown proceeds toward a Wednesday launch of astronauts' first trip to the moon in more than half a century.
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