US EditionNASA moves its Artemis II moon rocket off the launch pad for more repairs
NASA postponed Artemis II's launch from March to no earlier than April to fix a helium pressurization issue and replace critical batteries in the rocket's upper stage.
- NASA has moved its Artemis II moon rocket off the launch pad for repairs due to a helium pressurization problem, delaying the launch of four astronauts on a flight around the moon until at least April 1.
- Engineers plan to access the rocket's upper stage, replace batteries, and repair the helium pressurization system at NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.
- The Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft were originally targeting a launch around February 6, but experienced issues during fueling tests.
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It’s back to the repair shop for America’s lunar space program. The 322-foot-tall Artemis II rocket was wheeled off the launchpad at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center this week and returned to its NASA hangar for inspections and repairs. Plans for a March takeoff were disrupted when engineers discovered a problem with the flow of helium needed for propulsion. NASA is now looking at an April launch at the earliest for its first crewed lunar flyby in…
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