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NASA has set March 6 as the earliest possible launch date for Artemis II, the first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, contingent on the outcome of final checks and reviews following a full-scale launch rehearsal at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Lori Glaze, a senior official with the U.S. space agency, said work remains before the date can be confirmed, including pad preparations, a flight readiness review and analysis of data from the dress rehearsal. "We need to successfully navigate all of those but…

NASA has begun rolling out the Space Launch System rocket for Artemis II, opening a launch window on Feb. 6 for the first crewed mission to orbit the moon in more than 50 years. The towering booster is making its slow move to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where teams will ready SLS and the Orion spacecraft for a full “wet dress rehearsal” that includes loading liquid propellants and practicing countdown operations. The 10-day mission will send four astronauts around the moon and back, marking the…

NASA is weighing a rare early return of its current International Space Station crew after canceling a planned spacewalk because of an unspecified medical issue involving one astronaut, the agency said. The astronaut, who was not identified, is in stable condition aboard the orbiting laboratory, according to a NASA spokeswoman. “Safely conducting our missions is our highest priority, and we are actively evaluating all options, including the possibility of an earlier end to Crew-11’s mission,” she said in a statement. NASA…