NASA delays launch of Artemis II lunar mission due to failure in helium flow of SLS rocket

NASA has delayed the launch of Artemis II following a technical issue involving helium flow in the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The setback impacts NASA’s ambitious lunar exploration timeline ...

Footage of Artemis 1 moon rocket - view from the VAB elevator

See how the 322 foot tall (98 m) Artemis 1 Space Launch System (SLS) moon rocket looks from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) elevator. Credit: Space.com | Footage courtesy: NASA | edited by Steve S ...
Sentinel & Enterprise

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 ...
WolverinesWire

Government shutdown hits TSA. Will Florida flights be affected?

But this shutdown will affect DSH departments such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Coast Guard and the ...
Alabama Public Radio

March launch date for Alabama built Moon rocket may be in jeopardy

NASA's plans to launch the Artemis II into lunar orbit may get delayed again. The first moon mission involving humans since 1972 was set to go March 6th, after a dress rehearsal found no hydrogen ...
SpaceNews

NASA selects Centaur for new SLS upper stage

NASA has selected the Centaur upper stage currently used on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket for future flights of the Space Launch System.

As NASA's SLS rocket rolled back to VAB, Artemis II launch faces delay

After NASA announced a helium flow issue in the rocket, SLS has returned to the VAB. This further delayed the launch of ...

NASA's SLS rocket faces new helium issue, Artemis II launch delayed

NASA's Artemis II rocket encountered a new helium flow issue which is likely to delay its early March launch. Here's what we ...

NASA's SLS rocket in Florida to leave the launch pad amid latest issue

NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission is in trouble again after teams discovered a helium issue within the SLS rocket following successful wet dress rehearsal ...
Gizmodo

NASA’s Latest Attempt to Resolve Moon Rocket’s Fueling Problems Didn’t Go As Planned

The agency recently delayed the Artemis 2 mission due to a liquid hydrogen leak that has plagued the SLS rocket. Reading time 2 minutes A recent test to confirm repairs to the Space Launch System (SLS ...
RealClearScience

NASA Acknowledges the Elephant in the Room With SLS Rocket

The Space Launch System rocket program is now a decade and a half old, and it continues to be dominated by two unfortunate traits: It is expensive, and it is slow. The massive rocket and its ...
CBS News

Artemis II moon rocket refueled in practice countdown setting stage for historic flight

NASA and contractor engineers pumped more than 750,000 gallons of supercold propellants into the agency's huge Space Launch System rocket Thursday without any signs of hydrogen leaks in a major step ...