Why NASA's Artemis II Moon Shot Will Slip to March

The Artemis program, effectively a successor to the Apollo missions, aims to return Americans to the moon and lay the groundwork for future missions to Mars. It kicked off in 2022 with the uncrewed Artemis I mission, which marked the first integrated flight of SLS and Orion. Artemis II will be their first with crew.

NASA moves Artemis II moon mission to March to address issues that arose during a key test

NASA is moving its Artemis II launch to March to address issues that arose during a wet dress rehearsal. This mission will send four astronauts around the moon.
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NASA scrambles as Orion’s heat shield glitch forces a total reentry rethink

NASA’s return to crewed lunar flight is now hinging on a slab of material at the bottom of Orion that did not behave the way engineers expected. Instead of a straightforward fix, the agency is reworking how the capsule will slice back through Earth’s atmosphere,

Artemis 2 Launch Date: NASA Delays Until March After Leaks

NASA is now targeting March 2026 for Artemis II — the first crewed lunar mission since 1972. It will set the stage for Artemis III’s planned moon landing in 2027.

'Chance for rocket to talk to us' NASA says of Artemis II launch delay

After pre-launch testing revealed rocket issues, NASA has delayed the Artemis II launch until March. Here's the latest.

You can send your name to the moon on NASA Artemis mission. Here's how

NASA is inviting the public to add their names to a historic lunar mission known as Artemis 2 that is due to launch between February and April.

NASA outlines Artemis II flight profile ahead of crewed Orion mission

NASA has released an animation detailing the Artemis II mission, a crewed test flight that will validate the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft for deep-space travel beyond low Earth orbit.
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NASA Picked the Stupidest Possible Week to Go Back to the Moon [Updated]

Artemis 2 could launch as early as this coming weekend. If it does, the 10-day mission will have to compete with the Olympics and Super Bowl for media attention.
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NASA's Orion spacecraft snaps a selfie on its journey beyond the far side of the moon

NASA released a selfie taken by the Orion capsule and close-up photos of the moon's crater-marked landscape as the spacecraft continues on the Artemis 1 mission, a 25-and-a-half day journey that will take it more than 40,000 miles beyond the far side of ...

NASA's Artemis II countdown rehearsal unfolds amid record cold on Florida's Space Coast

NASA's Artemis II mission reached a critical milestone this week as teams conducted a wet dress rehearsal of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft during an unusually intense blast of cold air surged across Florida, delivering record-breaking low temperatures to the Sunshine State.