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NASA clears Artemis moon rocket for Wednesday launch
NASA managers Monday reviewed the threat posed by hurricane-damaged insulation on the agency's Artemis moon rocket and cleared the $4.1 billion booster for launch "as is" early Wednesday to kick off a long-delayed flight to boost an unpiloted Orion crew capsule around the moon and back.
Engineers assessing hurricane-damaged insulation before Artemis launch Wednesday
NASA managers cleared the agency's leak-bedeviled Artemis moon rocket for the start of another countdown early Monday, but engineers must resolve questions about hurricane-damaged insulation before the huge booster can be cleared for blastoff on an unpiloted moonshot.
NASA assesses moon rocket after a brush with Hurricane Nicole
NASA's $4.1 billion Artemis moon rocket, exposed to the elements atop its Kennedy Space Center launch pad, was rocked by high winds and driving rain early Thursday as Hurricane Nicole roared ashore just south of the spaceport.
VideoWatch live: Hurricane force wind gusts detected at Artemis 1 launch pad
Hurricane Nicole made landfall on Florida's east coast south of Kennedy Space Center early Thursday, while NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket rode out the storm on pad 39B. We're streaming live views from Kennedy Space Center.
Cygnus cargo ship arrives at space station after solar array trouble
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday, overcoming a deployment failure on one of its two power-generating solar arrays to deliver 4.1 tons of cargo and experiments to the complex.
First launch of NASA’s Artemis moon rocket slips to Nov. 16
NASA said Tuesday the launch of its Artemis 1 moon rocket will be delayed from Nov. 14 to no earlier than Nov. 16 as approaching Tropical Storm Nicole interrupts preflight processing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Subtropical Storm Nicole delays SpaceX launch; Artemis 1 rocket stays on pad
SpaceX has pushed back the flight of its next Falcon 9 rocket from Tuesday to Saturday as Subtropical Storm Nicole threatens the east coast of Florida, officials said Monday. But NASA is keeping its Artemis 1 moon rocket on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in preparation for a launch attempt next week.
Cygnus cargo ship launches to space station, deploys one of two solar arrays
Using its second-to-last Antares rocket with Russian engines before a redesign to rely on all-U.S. propulsion, Northrop Grumman sent a Cygnus supply ship into orbit from Virginia on Monday to deliver spacewalk equipment, experiments, and fresh treats for the crew on the International Space Station. Ground teams only confirmed one of the two solar arrays deployed after launch, but engineers believe the spacecraft has enough power to reach the station and complete its primary mission.
First Starliner crew flight slips to April 2023
The first test flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule with astronauts has been delayed from February to April 2023, moving the mission after a busy stretch of crew and cargo missions to the International Space Station, and allowing more time for engineers to address problems discovered on an unpiloted test flight earlier this year, NASA said last week.
NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket back on pad 39B for nighttime launch attempt
NASA's Space Launch System moon rocket arrived back on its Florida launch pad Friday, ready for a series of overnight launch opportunities beginning Nov. 14 to start a crucial, long-delayed test flight that officials hope will set the stage for future lunar missions with astronauts.