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Mike Wall

NASA repairs Artemis 2 moon rocket in hopes of an April lunar launch

A large orange rocket beside metal scaffolding on a wheeled platform rolls into a massive hangar building in front of a purple and orange sunset.

NASA has repaired its Artemis 2 rocket, apparently keeping things on track for a possible April launch of the first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years.

Engineers made a fix that aims to restore consistent helium flow to the upper stage of Artemis 2's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, agency officials announced in an update on Tuesday (March 3).

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