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NASA to roll back Artemis II for troubleshooting

NASA set to roll Artemis rocket back for urgent repairs after yet another delay

NASA is about to roll its Artemis II moon rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building to fix a helium flow issue that guarantees astronauts won't fly around the moon in March.

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NASA rolls Artemis II moon rocket back to the garage to try and hit April launch window

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NASA Targets Artemis II Rollback For Feb. 24

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Artemis 2 rocket rollback latest news: NASA's giant moon rocket departs launch pad for repair

NASA is in the process off rolling its towering Artemis 2 moon rocket back to its hangar after more than a month at Launch Complex-39B at the Kennedy Space Center due to a helium system issue.

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Artemis rocket heads back to its hangar for repairs as moonshot put on hold

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A new problem throws four astronauts’ impending moon journey into uncertainty

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NASA moves its Artemis II moon rocket off the launch pad for more repairs

Already delayed a month by hydrogen fuel leaks, the launch team had been targeting March for astronauts’ first trip to the moon in decades.

Space.com · 16h

Watch NASA roll Artemis 2 moon rocket off launch pad today to deal with glitch

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SpaceX knocks out launch as NASA delays Artemis rollback

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NASA's aging crawler is about to haul 18 million pounds on its back, again

In March 2023, Guinness World Records designated that refurbished crawler, known as CT-2, as the heaviest self-powered vehicle. The crawler itself weighs 6.6 million pounds, about the same as 1,000 pickup trucks, and it runs on locomotive and large electrical power generator engines. Giles calls it the original hybrid vehicle.

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NASA returning moon rocket to hangar, delaying astronaut mission at least a month

An issue with the SLS rocket's helium pressurization system is prompting the move. It can only be worked on while inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.

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NASA's Historic Moon Mission On Hold Amid Unexpected Artemis Rocket Issue

This rollback (for repairs to the rocket) will add another significant delay to NASA’s plan to return humans to lunar orbit.

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

NASA's Artemis II rocket encountered a new helium flow issue and will rollback to the VAB. Here's what we know.