NASA delays Artemis moon mission
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NASA began a two-day practice countdown Saturday leading up to the fueling of its new moon rocket, a crucial test that will determine when four astronauts blast off on a lunar flyby. Already in quarantine to avoid germs,
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 team has entered a carefully controlled two-week quarantine as the countdown begins for their journey to the International Space Station. The four astronauts—representing NASA, the European Space Agency,
NASA’s second SLS heavy-lift rocket, topped with an Orion deep-space capsule, was rolled out to the launchpad Jan. 17, setting the stage for the wet dress rehearsal and launch of the first crewed flight into deep space in more than 50 years.
NASA is gearing up for the Artemis II mission on February 6, marking the first crewed lunar flight in decades. Four astronauts will embark on a 10-day mission around the moon, testing the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System (SLS).