00:00NASA has cleared its moon rocket for a possible April launch with four astronauts after completing a fresh round of
00:07repairs, marking what could be humanity's first trip to the moon in more than 50 years.
00:14The 98-meter rocket will roll out of the hangar and back to the pad next week at Florida's Kennedy
00:20Space Center, leading to a launch attempt as early as April 1st.
00:24According to NASA, the Artemis II crew should have blasted off a lunar fly-around earlier this year, but fuel
00:32leaks and other problems with the Space Launch System rocket interfered.
00:36Although NASA managed to plug the hydrogen fuel leaks at the pad in February, a helium flow issue forced the
00:43space agency to return the rocket to the Vehicle Assembly building for repairs, bumping the mission to April.
00:50The space agency says it has a six-day launch window at the start of April, and if it misses
00:56that opportunity, it must stand down until 30 April or early May.
01:01In February, NASA announced a major hover-hole of the Artemis program to speed things up, and by doing so,
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