No fooling: NASA targets April 1 for Artemis II launch to the Moon

NASA Targets April 1 for Delayed Artemis II Lunar Flyby

After fixing a helium flow issue, the space agency is preparing to return its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to the launch pad later this month.

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No fooling: NASA targets April 1 for Artemis II launch to the Moon

Engineers are assessing what allowed the seal to become dislodged to prevent the issue from recurring."

NASA finds source of Artemis II problem that forced rollback from the launch pad

NASA announced it had found the source of a helium flow blockage that forced it to roll the Artemis II rocket back from the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center and delay its lunar fly-by mission until at least April. In an update to its website Tuesday, NASA stated that technicians had gained access to the launch vehicle stage adapter next to the upper stage of the rocket that could only be ...