NASA to Return Artemis Rocket to Hangar as Hurricane Ian Approaches Florida
- Space agency cites weather as Hurricane Ian nears Florida
- Moon mission launch attempt has been delayed multiple times
The Artemis I unmanned lunar rocket sits on launch pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sept. 24.
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NASA will return its Artemis rocket and spacecraft to its primary hangar as Hurricane Ian approaches Florida, ending any chance of a launch in the next several days.
The move means the next attempt to launch the already-delayed mission will likely come in late October or mid-November, according to a schedule from the US space agency. Program officials had hoped to lift off on Oct. 2 before the latest change.