Launch Ops
NASA races to fix Moon rocket before April launch window
Artemis II Hits the Repair Bay NASA's Artemis II lunar rocket and Orion spacecraft rolled into the Vehicle Assembly Building on February 25, and technicians immediately went to work on a helium system malfunction that emerged during a recent test firing. Engineers traced the problem to the rocket's ...
Artemis Moon Mission Delayed Again as NASA Rolls Back Rocket
Artemis II Pushed to April After Fresh Technical Hiccup NASA is preparing to roll back its Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center after discovering a helium flow interruption in the vehicle's upper stage. The issue emerged overnight on February 21...
NASA Takes Second Swing at Moon Rocket Test After Hydrogen Leak Sabotage
NASA Attempts Redemption on Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal NASA is rolling the dice again. On Thursday, February 19, the space agency will attempt its second "wet dress rehearsal" for the Artemis II rocket — a critical fueling test that derailed spectacularly just 17 days earlier when engineers were...
NASA's Artemis II Clears Critical Test After Hydrogen Fix
NASA Fixes Hydrogen Flow Problem, Reboots Artemis II Rehearsal NASA's ground teams have identified and repaired a critical blockage in the propellant loading system that hindered last week's wet dress rehearsal of the Artemis II rocket. On February 12th, a suspected clogged filter in the ground supp...
