NASA Moon Rocket Back in Hangar, Launch Unlikely Until November

The NASA moon rocket (R) slated for the Artemis mission to the moon rolls back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Sept. 27, 2022. John Raoux/AP Photo

NASA’s moon rocket returned to the safety of its hangar Tuesday as Hurricane Ian approached Florida, its launch now unlikely before mid-November.

Instead of trying to send it on its first test flight, the launch team moved the 322-foot rocket off the pad at Kennedy Space Center. The four-mile trip took all night.