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NASA Is Now Aiming for Sept. 3 Launch of Artemis Mission Rocket
- Engineers retool their process to avoid repeat of Monday scrub
- Showers and thunderstorms could still interrupt the launch
NASA’s Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Aug. 28.
Photographer: Joel Kowsky/NASA/Getty Images
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NASA will try again to launch the space agency’s massive new moon rocket on Sept. 3, five days after the initial effort was scrubbed.
Officials of the space agency confirmed the new Saturday target date in a press briefing Tuesday. Teams will meet again on Sept. 1 to assess their progress.