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(Cape Canaveral, FL) -- NASA's plan to send a manned rocket around the moon has been pushed back to April, at the earliest.
The first moon mission involving humans since 1972 was set to launch March 6th, after a dress rehearsal found no hydrogen leaks in the Artemis Two rocket.
But on Saturday, NASA boss Jared Isaacman said on X that an interruption in the helium flow was discovered overnight.
He says that will likely send the Artemis II on a four-mile trek from the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs.
The quick return of the rocket and spacecraft to the VAB potentially preserves the April launch window, pending the outcome of data findings and repair efforts.
The Artemis II crew members were released from quarantine on Feb 21st and remain in Houston.
NASA will hold a media event in the coming days to discuss rollback, and plans for the Artemis II test flight.