NASA's towering Space Launch System rocket will be rolled back off the launch pad for repairs, delaying the Artemis 2 launch to April.

To fix the problem, NASA has to roll SLS and the stacked Orion spacecraft back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Weather permitting, teams will begin the rollback process on Tuesday, according to a Sunday update.

As part of a Golden Age of exploration and discovery, NASA announced Friday the agency is increasing its cadence of missions under the Artemis program to achieve the national objective of returning American astronauts to the Moon and establishing an enduring presence.

Fixing the Space Launch System rocket's helium pressurization problem has pushed the Artemis II launch to at least April 1.

NASA's second attempt to fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket appeared to go well on Thursday (Feb. 19), potentially keeping the mission on track to launch as soon as early March.

NASA's Artemis II rocket successfully completed a major prelaunch test. The crew will now enter quarantine as potential launch dates come as early as March.

Isaacman reiterated the need for safety midway through Thursday’s fueling test, as he released a scathing report on Boeing’s Starliner capsule program that left two astronauts stuck for months aboard the International Space Station. He said the crisis could have resulted in a loss of crew, and he blamed both Boeing and NASA leadership.

NASA is conducting a critical test ahead of its Artemis II launch, called a wet dress rehearsal. During the dress rehearsal, engineers fill the rocket with 700,000 gallons of propellant and conduct a simulated countdown-to-launch window. Teams conduct a ...

The soonest the astronauts could blast off is March 6.