Flawless Second Artemis II Launch Rehearsal Shows Readiness, Despite Setbacks
The second launch rehearsal for Artemis II was a massive success and a showcase of the propellant loading process and systems working as designed.
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Following Near-Perfect Rehearsal, Artemis II Faces a Rollback
After an issue with the SLS rocket’s upper stage, NASA has made the difficult decision to roll the Artemis II stack back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).
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Artemis II Delayed to March
NASA’s Artemis II mission will launch no earlier than March due to several issues that were encountered during a launch rehearsal last night.
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20 Years of Planning, Effort Ready to Culminate in Return to the Moon
The Artemis program, while relatively young, incorporates elements that have had long and winding development histories, which is reflected in the evolution of its earliest mission plans over time.
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Rollout Brings the Dawn of Artemis II
Early Saturday morning, NASA rolled out the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft that will send humans back to the Moon for the first time in 54 years.
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Artemis II’s Core Stage Heads to Florida
The second SLS core stage, or CS-2, is now aboard NASA’s Pegasus barge following its rollout from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, paving the way for the first flight of crew to the moon in over 50 years.
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Orion’s Journey to Artemis II and Beyond
One year ago, NASA’s Orion spacecraft concluded its maiden voyage around the Moon, a journey of 1.4 million miles ending with a gentle splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Now, the first crewed Orion is well underway in construction, with more on the way…
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NASA continues making rapid progress towards ever-closer Artemis I launch
JAN. 16, 2020–NASA is currently targeting this fall for the launch of Artemis I, the uncrewed first test flight of the agency’s Space Launch System rocket and the Orion Spacecraft together. With less than a year of time remaining until the launch, NASA has already begun launch preparation operations.
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