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To fix the problem, NASA has to roll SLS and the stacked Orion spacecraft back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Weather permitting, teams will begin the rollback process on Tuesday, according to a Sunday update.
NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission is in trouble again after teams discovered a helium issue within the SLS rocket following successful wet dress rehearsal
Fixing the Space Launch System rocket's helium pressurization problem has pushed the Artemis II launch to at least April 1.
NASA's towering Space Launch System rocket will be rolled back off the launch pad for repairs, delaying the Artemis 2 launch to April.
NASA's Artemis II rocket successfully completed a major prelaunch test. The crew will now enter quarantine as potential launch dates come as early as March.
NASA will conduct a second "wet dress rehearsal" this week before announcing a date to launch astronauts on its Artemis II moon mission.
The Artemis 2 human lunar mission around the moon could be back on track after NASA pulled off a successful fueling test of the SLS rocket.