Those with their eyes on the sky, waiting for the historic return to the Moon for the first time in the 21st century, will have to wait a little bit longer. The Artemis II launch, initially scheduled for February 8, 2026, and then rescheduled for early March 2026, the launch has been rescheduled again. On February 21, NASA’s director, Jared Isaacsman, confirmed that due to an issue with the flow of helium from the upper stage of the rocket, the spacecraft was being rolled off the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Here’s what that means, when a new launch window might be expected, and why the Moonshot for March 2026 is almost certainly out.
