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NASA will return its moon rocket to the hangar for more repairs before astronauts strap in

Decatur Daily 24 Feb 2026
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.Grounded until at least April, NASA's giant moon rocket is headed back to the hangar this week for more repairs before astronauts climb aboard ... .
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NASA’s moon rocket is about to leave the launchpad, but it ain’t going skyward

Digital Trends 24 Feb 2026
During the SLS rocket’s second wet dress rehearsal last weekend, NASA discovered an issue with the flow of helium to the rocket’s upper stage.
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NASA opts to roll back moon rocket and delay crew’s historic trip into deep space

CNN 24 Feb 2026
The agency announced Saturday that it had detected a problem with flow of helium, a gas that’s used to pressurize fuel tanks and clean out propellant lines, in the upper part of the Space Launch System, or SLS, moon rocket.
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NASA's Artemis II moon rocket back to the hangar

Deutsche Welle 23 Feb 2026
A series of fueling issues has delayed the much-anticipated launch of NASA's Artemis II moon mission, the first to carry astronauts since the Apollo moon landings. The Space Launch System rocket is grounded until April ... .
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NASA to Return Its Moon Rocket to Hangar for More Repairs Before Astronauts Strap In

The Epoch Times 23 Feb 2026
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.Grounded until at least April, NASA’s giant moon rocket is headed back to the hangar this week for more repairs before astronauts climb aboard.
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NASA moon rocket faces new technical setback

Lincoln Journal Star 22 Feb 2026
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.NASA delayed its highly anticipated lunar flight yet again after a new problem cropped up with the rocket Saturday. April is now the earliest that the four Artemis II astronauts could fly to the moon ... .
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NASA to start slow-moving process returning moon rocket to hangar this week

CBS News 22 Feb 2026
The space agency said Sunday it's targeting Tuesday for the slow, four-mile trek across Kennedy Space Center​, weather permitting ... .
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NASA moon rocket hit by new problem, putting March launch with astronauts in jeopardy

Herald Banner 22 Feb 2026
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new moon rocket suffered another setback Saturday, putting next month’s planned launch with astronauts in jeopardy. × This page requires Javascript ... Please enable it in your browser settings ... All rights reserved.
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NASA will return Artemis moon rocket to hangar for more repairs

The Los Angeles Times 22 Feb 2026
Grounded until at least April, NASA’s giant moon rocket is headed back to the hangar this week for more repairs before astronauts climb aboard ... This time, the rocket’s helium system malfunctioned, ...
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Nasa’s Artemis 2 moon rocket launch plans hit by ‘disappointing’ setback

The Mirror 21 Feb 2026
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman compared the latest issue to challenges faced by Nasa in the agency’s 1960s heyday as it prepared for the original moon missions ... .
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NASA moon rocket hit by new problem expected to bump astronauts’ lunar trip into April

Baltimore Sun 21 Feb 2026
(AP) — NASA’s new moon rocket suffered another setback Saturday, almost certain to bump astronauts’ first lunar trip in decades into spring ... During NASA’s Apollo program, 24 astronauts flew to the moon from 1968 through 1972.
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Problem pops up with Artemis 2 moon rocket: 'This will almost assuredly impact the March ...

Space 21 Feb 2026
NASA is troubleshooting a glitch with the upper stage of Artemis 2's Space Launch System rocket that will likely delay the launch of the moon mission ....
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