NASA Moon Rocket Rolls Back for More Repairs

The space agency had held out hope that the Artemis II manned flight around the Moon would launch in early April.

NASA’s Artemis II on Launch Compex 39B at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Jan. 30, 2026. T.J. Muscaro/The Epoch Times

NASA began moving its moon rocket off the launch pad and back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 25, the latest in a series of delays for Artemis II’s upcoming lunar mission.

The rocket’s 12-hour crawl back served as a visual confirmation that the launch could no longer take place in early March.