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NASA primed for March launch of Artemis II after successful test
Four astronauts set to venture farther than any human has ever traveled from Earth are set to enter quarantine Friday as the Artemis II moonshot mission is finally set to launch early next month.

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NASA's Artemis II rocket completes key test, March launch date eyed
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NASA just fueled up its Artemis 2 moon rocket in 2nd critical test. Was it a success? (It sure looked like it.)
NASA may take moon mission Artemis II rocket back to assembly site, affecting March launch window
NASA is taking steps to potentially roll back the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft to its Vehicle Assembly Building after observing an interrupted flow of helium, the space agency said on Saturd...

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Launch date set to be pushed back after Nasa’s Moon rocket hit by new problem
Nasa targets early March to send humans back around the Moon
NASA eyes March 6 launch of astronaut moon mission after passing key test
The U.S. space agency on Thursday night capped a nearly 50-hour rehearsal of the Artemis II launch countdown, fueling the rocket with some 730,000 gallons of propellant without running into the pesky ...

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Nasa conducts second rocket fuel test ahead of Artemis moon mission
NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket has a new problem. 'This will almost assuredly impact the March launch window.'

NASA aims to send astronauts to the moon in March after passing key test

NASA aims to send astronauts to the moon in March after acing the latest rocket fueling test.

NASA conducts second rocket fueling test that will decide when Artemis astronauts head to the moon

NASA has been battling hydrogen fuel leaks ever since the space shuttle era, which provided many of the SLS engines. The first Artemis test flight without anyone on board was grounded for months by leaking hydrogen before finally blasting off in November 2022.

NASA designates botched Boeing Starliner test flight a 'Type A mishap' in new report

The test flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule — which turned into a monthslong stay in space for two astronauts — was a debacle in the same league as shuttle disasters, NASA said.

Has NASA set another prelaunch test after delay? Latest on Artemis

A test of NASA's towering Space Launch System rocket uncovered another issue with the vehicle meant to launch astronauts on a mission around the moon.