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NASA cleared its moon rocket on Thursday for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs. The 322-foot rocket will roll out of the hangar and back to the pad next week at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, leading to a launch attempt as early as April 1.

The Artemis II Space Launch System rocket rolls to the Vehicle Assembly Building from Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on Feb. 25.The Artemis II crew should have blasted off on a lunar flyaround earlier this year, but fuel leaks and other problems with the Space Launch System rocket interfered. Although NASA managed to plug the hydrogen fuel leaks at the pad in February, a helium-flow issue forced the space agency to return the rocket to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs, bumping the mission to April. Would-be car bomber rammed explosives-laden truck into temple preschool — before guards shot him deadOld Dominion gunman ID’d as ISIS-linked terror attacker who sought out ROTC before opening fire The space agency has only a handful of days in early April to launch before standing down until April 30 into early May.. Dissatisfied with the slow pace and lengthy gaps between lunar missions, he added an extra practice flight in orbit around Earth for next year. File photo shows the Artemis II crew poses in front of an Orion simulator Jan. 23, 2026, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.That is now the new Artemis III, with the moon landing by two astronauts shifted to Artemis IV. Isaacman is targeting one and maybe even two lunar landings in 2028. NASA’s Office of Inspector General this week warned in an audit that the space agency needs to come up with a rescue plan for its lunar crews. Landing near the moon’s south pole will be riskier than it was for the Apollo astronauts closer to the equator given the rough polar terrain, according to the report. Contracted by NASA to provide the moon landers for astronauts, Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin have accelerated work in order to meet the new 2028 target date. The inspector general’s office said many technical challenges remain including refueling their landers in orbit around Earth before flying to the moon. Would-be car bomber rammed explosives-laden truck into temple preschool — before guards shot him deadOld Dominion gunman ID’d as ISIS-linked terror attacker who sought out ROTC before opening fire‘Heartbroken’ Rosanna Scotto mourns former co-anchor Ernie Anastos after news icon dies at 82‘Stand By Me’ Star Corey Feldman Claims He “Was Not Invited” To The Oscars’ Rob Reiner Tribute: “I’ll Honor Rob My Own Way” Elisabeth Hasselbeck Stuns ‘The View’ Audience As She Calls Democrats “The Party of Masks”: “You Guys Forced Masks On Everybody in the United States” Elisabeth Hasselbeck Claps Back After Sunny Hostin Called Her Out On ‘The View’ For Voting For Trump: “I Proudly Voted For Trump” Stream It Or Skip It: 'Scarpetta' On Prime Video, Where Nicole Kidman Is A Medical Examiner Who Is Haunted By Serial Killings She Thought She Solved Two Decades Ago

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