NASA delays first Artemis moonshot with astronauts
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The first Artemis moonshot with a crew is now targeted for no earlier than Feb. 8, two days later than planned.
With the wet dress rehearsal, essentially a critical fueling test of the Artemis 2 Space Launch System moon rocket, now back on Feb. 2, NASA said in a statement that it can no longer target Feb. 6 or Feb. 7, the first two days of its launch window. The Artemis 2 launch window originally ran from Feb. 6 to Feb. 10.
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