Artemis II Targeted for March 6 Launch After Fueling Success
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NASA plans Artemis II to launch on March 6 after a fueling test cleared delays, sending four astronauts on a 10-day lunar flyby to test systems ahead of Artemis III’s 2028 lunar landing; the crew includes Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen. The article also covers a critical NASA inspector general report on Boeing’s Starliner, noting shortfalls and prompting NASA to withhold flying any crewed Starliner missions until technical issues are resolved.
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- NASA Conducts Successful Launchpad Test of the Massive Artemis Rocket The New York Times
- NASA targets March 6 to launch astronauts on a long-awaited mission around the moon NBC News
- The fuel set to propel NASA’s moon crew is notorious for leaking. So why use it? CNN
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