NASA eyes date for Artemis II moon mission
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NASA will conduct another rocket fueling test as the agency aims to get its highly anticipated human moon mission known as Artemis 2 back on track.
The four are set to dock with the space station on Saturday, returning the orbital lab to its full complement of seven. NASA's last mission, Crew-11, left a month early due to an ill crew member.
After pre-launch testing revealed rocket issues, NASA has delayed the Artemis II launch until March. Here's the latest.
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NASA, SpaceX Crew-12 launch delayed
NASA and SpaceX are set to launch the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station. The crew will depart from Kennedy Space Center on a Falcon 9 rocket.
NASA is targeting Thursday, Feb. 19, as the tanking day for the second wet dress rehearsal ahead of the Artemis II test flight.
NASA is just hours away from its first crewed launch of 2026, and its first since Crew-11 flew to orbit in August last year. Just ahead of Crew-12’s liftoff, the space agency has released a short trailer (above) for the mission,
Feb. 1 (UPI) --After adjusting its timeline for the last remaining tests of the Artemis II space launch system and Orion capsule because of freezing cold temperatures in Florida, NASA is now pressing ahead in preparation for its launch to the moon.