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NASA moves its Artemis II moon rocket off the launch pad

How do you move a big rocket like Artemis? NASA's crawler-transporter

How do you safely move a 5.75 million-pound, 322-foot-high rocket more than 4 miles from the assembly building to the launch pad and back?

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NASA moves its Artemis II moon rocket off the launch pad for more repairs

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Watch NASA roll Artemis 2 moon rocket off launch pad today to deal with glitch

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As NASA's SLS rocket rolled back to VAB, Artemis II launch faces delay

After a new helium flow issue was found on the rocket, NASA’s SLS rocket rolled back to the Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building late Wednesday.

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NASA revamps Artemis plan, adding one more mission near Earth before moon landing

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NASA overhauls Artemis program, aiming for astronauts on moon by 2028

NASA revamps its Artemis program

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NASA redirects Artemis moon mission program, postponing a planned astronaut landing

In shaking up its Artemis lunar program, NASA's new moon plan looks more like the Apollo missions of the 1960s. Instead of landing on the surface on Artemis III, NASA hopes to do so on Artemis IV.

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NASA Overhauls Its Artemis Program to Return Astronauts to the Moon

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NASA shakes up moon program with new test mission before astronaut lunar landing

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NASA announces major overhaul to its Artemis return-to-the-moon program

NASA on Friday announced a major overhaul to its Artemis back-to-the-moon program, a “course correction” that will add missions and increase the pace of launches ahead of a targeted moon landing attem...

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NASA accelerates Artemis Moon program

Winnipeg Free Press · 9h

NASA revamps Artemis moon landing program to reduce flight gaps and risk

NASA's aging crawler is about to haul 18 million pounds on its back, again

In March 2023, Guinness World Records designated that refurbished crawler, known as CT-2, as the heaviest self-powered vehicle. The crawler itself weighs 6.6 million pounds, about the same as 1,000 pickup trucks, and it runs on locomotive and large electrical power generator engines. Giles calls it the original hybrid vehicle.

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These Are The Massive Diesel Engines That Move NASA's 6.6-Million-Pound Crawler-Transporter

To get its Artemis moongoing spacecraft to the launchpad, NASA's CT-2 uses huge ALCO 251C V16 diesel engines originally built to power trains.

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Watch: Nasa removes giant Artemis-II moon rocket from the launch pad for repairs

The unexpected glitch and the consequent rollback has ruled out the March 6 launch window that Nasa had initially set. The space agency now hopes to keep the April 2026 opportunities open, starting as early as April 1.

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Engineers and specialists ensure Artemis II reaches NASA Moon Mission 2026 launch pad

NASA’s Artemis II mission relies on engineers, specialists, and transport systems to move the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad for the 2026 Moon mission.

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NASA's Artemis II rocket is making a slow and steady trek before take off

NASA is getting ready to send astronauts beyond Earth's orbit for the first time in decades. On track to launch its Artemis II mission as early as February, NASA will spend the next month preparing to send its first crewed mission to the Moon in half a century