1. Artemis II Launch Slips to April 2026 Following Fueling Test Issues

    NASA flagged a new upper-stage helium pressurization/flow issue discovered during pad operations, prompting troubleshooting and a rollback posture that pushes Artemis II to no earlier than April 2026. This comes after earlier progress on hydrogen ...
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  2. NASA Rewires Artemis: Artemis III Moves to LEO Test in 2027

    NASA announced a major Artemis restructure that adds a low-Earth orbit test mission in 2027 and moves the first crewed lunar landing to 2028. The stated logic is straightforward: de-risk the stack with an earlier integrated test before committing ...
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  3. NASA Announces New April 1 Launch Date for Artemis Moon Mission

    NASA announced a revised April 1 timeline for the next Artemis II milestone, as it continues preparations for the crewed lunar mission. The update reflects ongoing adjustments to rollout and launch readiness schedules for the Space Launch System (...
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  4. Artemis 2 Launches First Crewed Lunar Mission Since Apollo 17

    NASA's SLS rocket launched the Orion spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center at 6:35 PM EDT, carrying four astronauts on a 10-day lunar flyby: NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, plus Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen....
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