NASA adding new Artemis mission
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The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel recommended this week that NASA revise its objectives for Artemis III “given the demanding mission goals.” It’s urgent the space agency do that, the panel said, if the United States hopes to safely return astronauts to the moon.
NASA sent the Artemis II rocket back from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-B to the Vehicle Assembly Building to fix a problem in the rocket’s upper stage.
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.
After NASA announced a helium flow issue in the rocket, SLS has returned to the VAB. This further delayed the launch of Artemis II.
NASA's Artemis II rocket encountered a new helium flow issue which is likely to delay its early March launch. Here's what we know.