NASA's Space Launch System Rolls to Moon Mission

0:00This is Global News Today, every region, every story, every day. NASA's massive space-launched system rocket, stacked with the Orion spacecraft, is heading to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a second try. This 98-meter tall giant is rolling four miles to pad 39B, ahead of Artemis II, the first crewed mission to loop around the moon. In over 50 years, the move follows a snag back in March, when a helium system glitch halted fueling tests and sent the rocket back indoors for fixes. Engineers replace parts in the upper stage, tested everything inside the huge vehicle assembly building, and now say the problem is solved. The four-person crew, Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, has started pre-flight quarantine and will head to Florida soon. For dress rehearsals, this 10-day flight will take them around the moon's far side and back, testing systems for future landings. At the pad, teams will run pressure checks on the helium setup, reconnect the launch

1:01tower, and practice countdown steps without loading fuel. If all goes well, mission managers will review data just before the first launch shot on April 1st, at 6.24pm eastern time. Back up windows follow on April 2nd through 6th, and then the 30th. A smooth rollout sets the stage for Artemis II to kick off NASA's return to the moon with humans aboard.