NASA Artemis II launch date pushed back
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The first Artemis moonshot with a crew is now targeted for no earlier than Feb. 8, two days later than planned.
NASA last sent astronauts to the Moon during the Apollo program between 1968 and 1972. Twenty-four astronauts travelled to lunar orbit, and 12 walked on the Moon’s surface.
With the wet dress rehearsal, essentially a critical fueling test of the Artemis 2 Space Launch System moon rocket, now back on Feb. 2, NASA said in a statement that it can no longer target Feb. 6 or Feb. 7, the first two days of its launch window. The Artemis 2 launch window originally ran from Feb. 6 to Feb. 10.
Video shows the NASA WB-57 plane touching down with a jolt, its wings bouncing as yellow fire and white smoke bursts from beneath it.
The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a zippy 26,200 miles per hour, according to the space agency.
There's no telling what will gain traction on social media, but one conspiracy theory has gained enough traction for NASA to make a statement.