NASA Prepares Artemis II Launch - with Rocket Back on Site and Crew in Quarantine

NASA prepares Artemis II launch - with rocket back on site and crew in quarantine

NASA says it is now targeting a launch window from 1 April to 6 April - for a trip that will take the crew further than humans ‍have ever previously ventured in space.

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts prepare for launch in isolation

As NASA rolled the mega moon rocket to the launchpad Thursday night, the astronauts preparing to ride it watched the spectacle from screens in their quarantine facility.As of Wednesday evening, the Artemis II crew — Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canada's Jeremy Hansen — reported to Johnson Space Center in Houston to begin their mandatory two-week isolation. It's a milestone moment for any space mission, but one…

NASA Artemis 2 astronauts enter quarantine. Here's what that means

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts are in quarantine for the third time, preparing for a historic April mission around the moon.

Why did NASA return SLS and Orion to pad?

NASA moves SLS rocket and Orion back to the launch pad NASA has started returning its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Florida launch pad after completing repairs. The move comes as the agency targets an April 1 launch for a crewed lunar flyby—its first crewed return to…

Nasa moves into launch mode for moon flyby

Nasa has begun returning its towering Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to its Florida launch pad ahead of a planned flyby of the moon after completing necessary repairs. Artemis engineers began the manoeuvre, which can take up to 12 hours, on Thursday after which the US space agency would begin final preparations before the opening of its next launch window on April 1. The immense orange and white SLS rocket and the Orion ve…