NASA pushes Artemis II mission
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What is the NASA Artemis program?
NASA said Tuesday that it has postponed the second mission of its Artemis program, pushing the highly anticipated launch from Feb. 8 into March. During a wet dress rehearsal of the rocket-towering system at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral,
Even as NASA celebrated the rollout of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis II over the weekend, NASA's new administrator, Jared Isaacman, made sure to put an asterisk on the program's future.
NASA has delayed the Artemis II launch until March at the earliest after engineers discovered hydrogen leaks during last night's wet dress rehearsal.
Engineers at L3 Harris Technologies west of Jupiter are playing a crucial role in NASA's Artemis program, building engines that will help power astronauts back to the moon.
China’s program is centrally directed and tightly controlled by the state, while the U.S. approach is intentionally open and designed so partners can operate within a shared framework.