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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.
Preps resume for SpaceX crew launch after Hurricane Ian
The multinational crew scheduled to ride a SpaceX rocket into orbit Wednesday arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Saturday as ground teams rolled their Falcon 9 booster and Dragon Endurance spacecraft to the launch pad, resuming work suspended earlier in the week as Hurricane Ian moved across Florida.
VideoLive coverage: Crew dress rehearsal, SpaceX static fire completed Sunday
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Saturday to begin the final few days of launch preparations before they depart on a five-month expedition on the International Space Station. The crew completed a a dress rehearsal Sunday, when they boarded the Dragon spacecraft on launch pad 39A to practice for launch day. SpaceX followed that with a test-firing of the Falcon 9's main engines at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT).
VideoLive coverage: Russian cosmonauts land in Kazakhstan
Three Russian cosmonauts rode a Soyuz spacecraft back to Earth Thursday after departing the International Space Station to wrap up 195 days. The Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft carrying cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev, and Sergey Korsakov undocked from the station at 3:34 a.m. EDT (0734 GMT) and landed at 6:57 a.m. EDT (1057 GMT).
VideoLive updates: NASA reports minimal damage to Kennedy Space Center
Watch live views from our cameras at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as Hurricane Ian moves away from Florida after bringing heavy rain and gusty winds to the Space Coast. NASA moved the Artemis 1 moon rocket back inside the Vehicle Assembly Building on Tuesday, and the agency reported minimal damage from the storm.
SpaceX, ULA postpone launches as Hurricane Ian moves toward Florida
The forecast track of Hurricane Ian across Central Florida has forced SpaceX and United Launch Alliance to postpone several launches planned in the coming days at Cape Canaveral, including the next crew flight to the International Space Station, a Starlink mission, and the liftoff of an Atlas 5 rocket.
Artemis 1 rocket moved to hangar as spaceport completes hurricane preps
NASA moved the Space Launch System moon rocket back into its hangar Tuesday to take shelter from Hurricane Ian, likely pushing back the next launch attempt for the agency's long-delayed Artemis 1 lunar test flight until mid-November as Kennedy Space Center braces for high winds and flooding rains.
VideoLive coverage: NASA’s Artemis 1 rocket rolls back to VAB for hurricane protection
NASA rolled the Space Launch System moon rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building early Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center, moving the more than 30-story-tall launcher to safety as Hurricane Ian threatens Florida. The decision to roll the rocket back to the VAB will likely delay launch of the Artemis 1 lunar test flight until November.
Hurricane Ian prompts NASA to move Artemis moon rocket back to its hangar
Faced with threatening weather from Hurricane Ian, NASA managers decided Monday to haul the $4.1 billion Artemis 1 rocket off its launch pad and back to the protection of the agency's Vehicle Assembly Building, likely ending any chance of launching the unpiloted moonshot before November.
NASA waves off Tuesday launch for Artemis moon rocket
Faced with stormy weather ahead of soon-to-be Hurricane Ian, NASA managers Saturday ruled out a third attempt to launch the Artemis 1 moon rocket Tuesday but held open the option of making a run at blastoff on October 2, the current backup date.