NASA moon rocket hits new problem, delays trip to Apr.

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NASA's moon rocket hit by new problem expected to bump flight to April
The Artemis II mission aims to send four astronauts​ — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen — on a flight around the far side of the moon and back.

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NASA delays astronaut moon mission again after new rocket problem
NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket has a new problem. 'This will almost assuredly impact the March launch window.'
Nasa astronauts' moon mission delayed due to rocket issue
Nasa said that its early March launch day for its highly anticipated lunar mission would almost definitely be pushed back, after the agency spotted problems with the system's helium flow in safety che...

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NASA eyes March 6 to launch 4 astronauts to the moon on Artemis II mission
Nasa targets early March to send humans back around the Moon
NASA Eyes March 6 Launch of Astronaut Moon Mission After Passing Key Test
The U.S. space agency on Thursday night capped a nearly 50-hour rehearsal ​of the Artemis II launch countdown, fueling the rocket ⁠with ⁠some 730,000 gallons of ⁠propellant ​without running into the p...

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NASA just passed a major milestone on its mission to return humans to the moon
NASA aims to send astronauts to the moon in March after passing key test

ULA rocket has booster problem while launching classified Space Force payloads

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket carrying classified Space Force payloads suffered a booster problem but apparently made an otherwise "nominal" ascent to space, the company said.
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SpaceX grounds its Falcon 9 rocket after a problem with its upper stage. Will the Crew-12 astronaut mission be affected?

SpaceX halted Falcon 9 launches for a week while it investigated that issue, which was traced to a fuel leak in one of the booster's nine Merlin engines. This leak led to a fire shortly after touchdown, which weakened a landing leg and caused the vehicle to tip over.