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The American space agency NASA has chosen a new upper stage for its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, intended for lunar missions as part of the reconfigured Artemis space program, amid a shakeup in the program.
NASA has announced an overhaul of its Artemis moon program, including a new docking test mission and a shift in focus for its Space Launch System rocket to increase production and flight rate.
NASA has successfully remedied technical malfunctions with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket designated for the Artemis 2 lunar mission, and continues to plan for a human-crewed launch.
A series of fueling issues has delayed the much-anticipated launch of NASA's Artemis II moon mission, the first to carry astronauts since the Apollo moon landings. The Space Launch System rocket is gr
The launch of NASA's Artemis II mission has been postponed to April after a helium flow problem was detected during tests, forcing the Space Launch System to be removed from the launch pad.
NASA said on Friday it is targeting March 6 as the earliest launch date for Artemis II, the mission that will send four astronauts on a flight around the Moon and back, after completing a second full countdown-and-fueling rehearsal of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.