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First crewed mission around the Moon in 53 years delayed by leak
NASA is aiming to launch Artemis II, with humans aboard, in the first crewed trip around the Moon in more than half a century. (Supplied: NASA/Steven Seipel)
NASA has delayed the launch of its mission to send humans around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo missions.
NASA had hoped to launch the mission as early as next week.
But a full two-day dress rehearsal of the launch was terminated in the last 5 minutes yesterday due to the detection of a hydrogen leak in the rocket.
The test also revealed issues with communication systems with the crew capsule.
Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal: NASA Discusses Initial Results
NASA conducted a news conference on Tuesday, Feb. 3, to discuss initial findings from the recently completed Artemis II wet dress rehearsal test.
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'I hope they forget all about Artemis 2': Moon astronauts are taking the long view
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The astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission want to become a mere footnote in the annals of space history.
Artemis 2 will send NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canada's Jeremy Hansen on a 10-day flight around the moon. As the first crewed trip to lunar realms since Apollo 17 in 1972, this mission will be momentous — but the Artemis 2 astronauts hope future generations have reason to gloss over their contributions.
"I hope they forget all about Artemis 2," Koch told Bill Whitaker of CBS' "60 Minutes," which aired a piece about the mission on Sunday night (Feb. 1). "I think that's a little bit extreme, but we talk about our legacy being enabling the future missions, all the way from Artemis 3 to Artemis 100 to missions to Mars."
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