After so much anticipation and excitement, the launch of Artemis II, which was supposed to fly a group of astronauts around the moon’s orbit, was delayed yet again. Evidently, “it wasn’t a leak that ailed the rocket, but not enough flow of helium to the spacecraft’s upper stage.” This issue will likely push back any launch until at least April.
This marks the second recent delay for the Artemis II mission, which was originally set for launch in early February, but could not because of a hydrogen leak (not to be confused with disrupted helium flow). While such delays are frustrating, it should be known that the whole Artemis II project was originally planned to launch five-plus years ago. No doubt, the NASA personnel are hardly bothered by another month or two of delay.
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