NASA has cleared its moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs.
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March 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM NASA's Artemis II SLS moon rocket with the Orion spacecraft slowly rolls back towards the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. 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. It will mark humanity's first trip to the moon in more than 50 years.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.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. 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.The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Car crosses low water road live on TVSend us your questions about danger in the classroomQuestions about self-driving cars rise after one blocked an ambulance responding to Austin shootingEl uniforme de los Texas Cavaliers: Tradición que camina con Fiesta1 dead, 1 injured in West Side apartment shooting, SAPD saysSan Antonio Pets Alive! issues urgent call for puppy fosters
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NASA clears its Artemis moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts following repairsNASA has cleared its moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs.
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NASA clears its Artemis moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts following repairsA launch attempt could happen as early as April 1.
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