The Artemis II flight is postponed again, due to technical problems

of the United States space administration NASA postpones estimated launch of Artemis II probe due to technical problems, says NASA director Jared Isaacman on Saturday In the X service.

The launch was scheduled for March 6.

The news agencies AFP and Reuters also report on the matter.

NASA moved the estimated launch time of Artemis II last time at the beginning of February. At that time, Nasa said that the launch would take place in March at the earliest.

Now Artemis II is being moved from the launch pad back to the VAB assembly hall at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to fix technical issues.

Workers discovered the technical glitch late Saturday night US East Coast time, when the rocket’s helium flow was interrupted during a pressurization check. Power must be present before Artemis II can be launched.

A similar problem was detected in 2022 in the Artemis I rocket.

Artemis II’s next possible launch attempt is in April. The lunar rocket is to take four astronauts into orbit around the Moon. Astronauts would be the first humans near the Moon in over 53 years.

Astronauts flying aboard Artemis II Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch. The fourth astronaut is Canadian Jeremy Hansen. The foursome has been practicing flight since June 2023.

The United States and China have been competing to see which country’s astronaut will be the first to reach the moon after a gap of more than 50 years. China’s goal is to have an astronaut on the moon in 2030 or earlier.