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Nasa's Artemis Moon rocket rolls back to pad for possible April launch

Nasa is preparing a mission to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years. Grouped from 5 articles across 4 sources.

5 reports4 sourcesMar 20, 2026, 4:32 PM
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BBC NewsMar 20, 2026, 4:32 PM

Nasa's Artemis Moon rocket rolls back to pad for possible April launch

Nasa is preparing a mission to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

The GuardianMar 20, 2026, 9:25 AM

Nasa returns moon rocket to pad and targets 1 April launch

After series of delays, US space agency hopes to carry out first crewed flyby of the moon in more than half a century Nasa has begun returning its towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to its Florida launch pad ahead of a planned flyby of the moon, after completing necessary repairs. Artemis engineers began the manoeuvre, which can take up to 12 hours, at 8pm local time. The US space agency will then begin the final preparations before its next launch window opens on 1 April. Continue reading...

The Straits TimesMar 20, 2026, 3:05 AM

NASA returns Moon rocket to pad, eyeing April 1 launch

If the tests are satisfactory, three Americans and one Canadian will head to the Moon in April.

The Globe and MailMar 20, 2026, 1:42 PM

NASA hauls repaired Artemis II back to pad for early April launch

Three Americans and one Canadian will zip around the moon in their capsule and then come straight home without stopping

The GuardianMar 20, 2026, 1:14 PM

Nasa’s Artemis II rocket begins slow crawl to launchpad in preparation for moon fly-by

Moon orbit program, preceding planned landing in 2028, has been delayed due to fuel leaks and clogged helium lines For the second time this year, Nasa moved its moon rocket from the hangar out toward the launchpad on Friday in hopes of sending four astronauts on a lunar fly-around next month. If the latest repairs work and everything else goes Nasa’s way, the Space Launch System could blast off as early as 1 April from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. The Artemis II crew went into quarantine this week in Houston in preparation for blastoff. Continue reading...

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