Artemis II launch could be delayed over new issue

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NASA's crewed Artemis II launch gets pushed back again, this time due to a helium issue
It looks like a March launch is no longer in the cards for Artemis II, NASA's first crewed trip to the moon's vicinity since the final Apollo mission over 50 years ago. While preparations were underway at the Kennedy Space Center for a launch as soon as March 6,

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NASA may roll back Artemis II rocket after helium flow issue, March launch at risk
NASA likely to delay Artemis II moon mission launch again due to helium flow problem
NASA delays crew mission to Moon due to rocket issue
NASA has delayed the first crewed lunar mission since 1972 after technical problems forced the US space agency to push back the launch of Artemis 2 by several weeks.

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NASA rules out March launch for manned moon mission over technical issues
NASA's SLS rocket faces new helium issue, Artemis II launch delayed
NASA targets March 6 for Artemis 2 launch to take astronauts around the Moon
The four Artemis 2 astronauts are expected to go into quarantine later on Friday in preparation for the launch, which will mark the Orion spacecraft’s first crewed mission.

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NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket has a new problem. 'This will almost assuredly impact the March launch window.'
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