NASA, Artemis and Space Launch System
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Space launches, especially crewed space launches, are planned to the very last detail. But there is one thing we can’t control: the weather. The wet rehearsal for the Space Launch System (SLS), the massive rocket of Artemis II,
NASA has been forced to delay a critical fueling test for its Artemis 2 moon rocket due to unusually cold weather forecasted to hit the Space Coast this weekend.
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Launch of NASA's Artemis-II moon mission delayed. Here's the new date
Nasa has pushed back the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal and launch opportunities due to an arctic blast in Florida. Engineers are protecting the spacecraft from freezing temperatures before the historic crewed lunar flyby.
The buzz is building for NASA’s Artemis II mission that will send four astronauts on a 10-day voyage around the moon. The highly anticipated endeavor will be the first crewed moon-bound flight since the final Apollo mission way back in 1972.
What everyone agrees on is that NASA needs a new spacecraft capable of relaying communications from Mars to Earth. This issue has become especially acute with the recent loss of NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft. NASA’s best communications relay remains the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has now been there for 20 years.