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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.
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.
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.
VideoNASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket ready for ride back to launch pad
After replacing and recharging batteries in the Vehicle Assembly Building, NASA ground teams plan to roll the more than 30-story-tall Space Launch System rocket back to its launch pad early Friday at Kennedy Space Center for another try Nov. 14 to send the Artemis 1 test flight around the moon.
NASA targets Nov. 14 for next Artemis launch attempt
The next launch attempt for the NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket is scheduled just after midnight Nov. 14 after a hydrogen leak and Hurricane Ian thwarted tries to launch the unpiloted test flight to the moon in August and September, space agency officials announced this week.
NASA rules out launch of Artemis 1 moon rocket before mid-November
NASA said Friday that officials have ruled out launching the agency's first giant Space Launch System moon rocket and Orion spacecraft before mid-November, following the rocket's return to the hangar at Kennedy Space Center for safekeeping from Hurricane Ian.