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NASA rolls Moon rocket off launchpad for repairs

27 February 2026
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2026-02-27 10:46

NASA on Wednesday was rolling its towering Moon rocket back to its hangar for repairs, after windows for liftoff were pushed back over technical issues.

The US space agency said it would roll its 98-meter Space Launch System rocket off the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida after teams detected issues with helium flow. The decision means further delays for the highly anticipated Artemis 2 mission which will last approximately 10 days. Due to the technical investigations and repairs needed, the flyby is off until at least April. NASA said the rocket and spacecraft's journey back to the Vehicle Assembly Building, which is expected to take around 12 hours.

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