NASA delays astronaut moon mission again after new rocket problem

NASA finds critical issue with Artemis II rocket, ‘almost assuredly’ delaying launch again

Hours after holding what the space agency called a successful dress rehearsal, NASA found interrupted helium flow into the rocket, handing a significant setback to the lunar mission.

NASA rules out March launch for manned moon mission over technical issues

Artemis 2 is a precursor to the US space agency’s planned astronaut moon landing with Artemis III scheduled for 2028.

NASA’s Artemis II rocket launch faces delay (BA:NYSE)

Boeing (BA) stcock and Northrop Grumman (NOC) stock are in focus as NASA delays its historic Artemis II moon mission after a helium flow glitch. Read more here.

NASA Prepares to Take Moon Rocket Off Pad Due to Helium Failure

NASA’s hopes of sending astronauts around the moon as early as March 6 appear to have ended just as they began. The space agency completed what it described as a successful wet dress rehearsal from Feb. 17–19. The four astronauts had been in pre-launch quarantine for less than a day. In the pre-dawn hours of Feb. 21, officials detected an interruption in helium flow into the rocket’s upper stage. As a result, the agency announced it may remove t…

Artemis II March Moon Mission delayed? NASA detects helium flow issue in SLS rocket

NASA is considering rolling back the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center after detecting an interrupted helium flow in the Space Launch System’s upper stage. The issue could delay the planned March launch.

NASA says moon mission could be delayed after discovering rocket fault

Before the setback, the agency had announced that it was targeting 6 March to launch four astronauts around the moon and back.