Nasa „auf Kurs“ für den Start der Mondmission Artemis II bereits am 1. April | Die US-Raumfahrtbehörde sagt, sie arbeite an einem neuen Termin, nachdem sich der Start im Februar aufgrund technischer Schwierigkeiten verzögert habe
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/13/nasa-artemis-ii-moon-mission-launch-april
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>Nasa has said the long-delayed launch of Artemis II, the first crewed flyby mission to the moon in more than 50 years, could happen as soon as 1 April.
>“We are on track for a launch as early as April 1, and we are working toward that date,” Lori Glaze, a senior Nasa official, told a press conference on Thursday. Technical difficulties delayed a launch originally expected in February.
>“It’s a test flight, and it is not without risk, but our team and our hardware are ready,” she said. “Just keep in mind we still have work [to do].”
>The US space agency announced in February a sudden revamp of the Artemis programme, including the addition of a test mission before an eventual lunar landing.
>The first launch window would be Wednesday 1 April at 6.24pm (22.24 GMT), with several others available in the following days.
>“We would anticipate on the order of about four opportunities within that six-day period,” Glaze said.
>The rocket will be crewed by three American astronauts – the mission commander, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch – and the Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
Good luck to them this time. I am kind of low key confident they will have most of the issues ironed out now, this should be the 4th roll out, and every time they seem to get a better and better launch sequence.