NASA's Artemis Moon Mission Moves to Launch Pad

0:00You're listening to Global News today, powered by the Daily News Now. NASA has wrote out its giant space launch system rocket from the hangar toward the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center for the second time this year. The move sets the stage for a possible lift-off as early as April 1, carrying four astronauts on the Artemis' second mission for a flyby around the moon. The 322-foot rocket made its four-mile journey overnight on a massive crawler that's been in use since the Apollo days. What was supposed to take 12 hours got delayed by high winds, but is now in position after recent repairs. Meanwhile, the crew of three Americans in one Canadian enter quarantine this weekend Houston. Their trip will loop around the moon in a capsule, before heading straight back to Earth, marking NASA's first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. Earlier setbacks included hydrogen fuel leaks, fixed right at the pad, and clogged helium lines that required rolling the rocket back to the assembly, building at the end of February.

1:00Technicians believe those issues are now resolved. With the hardware prepped in the team ready, all eyes are on final checks to get Artemis second off the ground next month, paving the way for future. Moon landings by the end of the decade.