Sunstorm Won’t Delay Artemis 2 Moon Mission, NASA Says

NASA says the X1.4 solar flare and its CME pose no threat to Artemis 2’s April 1 launch to the Moon; officials expect no CME effects and note a radiation shelter will be used if needed. Artemis 2 will carry four astronauts on a roughly 10-day lunar flyby aboard SLS/Orion, with liftoff at 6:24 p.m. EDT and about 80% favorable weather; the crew arrived at Kennedy Space Center March 27 and is in prelaunch quarantine.