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NASA's moon rocket survives storm and is still set for historic launch

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NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket survived Hurricane Nicole's wrath in good shape and remains on track to launch on Nov. 16, agency officials said.

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CNN

NASA inspects Artemis I rocket after Hurricane Nicole

The Artemis I moon rocket is still standing after battling Hurricane Nicole, which made landfall as a Category 1 storm roughly 70 miles south of Kennedy Space Center. The rocket rode out the storm while sitting exposed on its launchpad.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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CBS News

NASA assesses Artemis moon rocket after brush with Hurricane Nicole

Initial inspections revealed no major damage, but a detailed assessment will be carried out to make sure.

1 year ago

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The Hill

NASA says moon rocket set to launch as planned despite minor effects from Hurricane Nicole

NASA announced on Friday that it still plans to launch Artemis I, a moon-orbiting mission, next week despite the landfall of Hurricane Nicole just south of the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Fla. Artemis I, which includes NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, is set to launch early Wednesday morning. The agency…

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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Raw Story

NASA sticks to plan to launch Moon rocket Wednesday

NASA said Friday it plans to attempt its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon as scheduled next Wednesday, after inspections revealed only minor damage from Hurricane Nicole's passage through Florida.Jim Free, a senior official at the US space agency, told journalists there was "nothing preventing" a launch on that date, and said that NASA teams had managed to access the launch pad on Thursday.The launch of the heavy lift rocket, the most p…

1 year ago·United States

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