FILE PHOTO: The Space Launch System (SLS), with the Orion crew capsule, stands at launch complex 39B during the Wet Dress Rehearsal, a full-scale countdown and propellant load, for the Artemis II mission to the Moon at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 2, 2026. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo

NASA to roll back Artemis II spacecraft, impacting March launch window

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Feb 21 : NASA is taking steps to potentially roll back the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft after observing an interrupted flow of helium, which was required for launch, the space agency said on Saturday.

"This will almost assuredly impact the March launch window," NASA said.

Source: Reuters

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