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NASA’s Artemis II reaches the launch pad and the countdown to the Moon begins

NASA’s Artemis II rocket has reached its launch pad after a painstaking overnight crawl across Kennedy Space Center. Engineers are now preparing for crucial fueling and countdown tests ahead of the first crewed Artemis mission.

40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned

Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.
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NASA delays critical Artemis 2 rocket fueling test due to below-freezing temperatures, launch no earlier than Feb. 8

NASA has been forced to delay a critical fueling test for its Artemis 2 moon rocket due to unusually cold weather forecasted to hit the Space Coast this weekend.

NASA’s lunar rocket is surrounded by safety concerns

The Artemis II rocket rolls toward the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. | Credit: Mauricio Paiz / NurPhoto / NASA is nearing the final preparations for its first crewed moon mission since the Apollo era,