A NASA spacecraft is now back on its launchpad ahead of the first lunar exploration mission in more than 50 years, after a month of delays.

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NASA began moving its Artemis II rocket towards the launch pad ahead of its launch date set for April 1 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Nasa prepares Artemis II rocket for moon launch after delay - Nasa rolled back its launch following hangar repairs

Nasa's giant Moon rocket has returned to its launch pad for a second time, ahead of a mission to send astronauts around the Moon – something not attempted in more than 50 years. The 98m tall Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft made a four mile journey from their assembly building to Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

For the second time this year, Nasa has moved its Moon rocket from the hangar out towards the pad in the hope of launching four astronauts on a lunar fly-around next month. If the latest repairs work and everything else goes Nasa’s way,

About two weeks ahead of the next possible launch window, NASA said on Friday that it has moved the rocket system for its delayed Artemis 2 lunar mission back to the launch pad. Mounted on a

The Artemis II crew should have blasted off on a lunar flyaround earlier this year, but fuel leaks and other problems with the Space Launch System rocket interfered.View on euronews