Space Exploration and Technology

NASA rolled the repaired Artemis II moon rocket back to the launch pad overnight into March 20, 2026, using the Apollo‑era crawler for an 11‑hour, roughly 4‑mile move delayed by high winds to position the 322‑foot (98‑m) vehicle for a hoped‑for early April launch. Technicians repaired hydrogen leaks at the pad and had corrected clogged helium lines after a late‑February rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building, the four‑person crew (three Americans and one Canadian) is in pre‑flight quarantine in Houston, and NASA says it hopes to launch around the start of April to send astronauts around the far side of the Moon.