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![NASA's Artemis 1 stack sits atop Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 4, 2022.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/82ZUqAaDZSv2xq2obvfNib-320-80.jpeg)
NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission still on track for Nov. 16 launch after storm
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket survived Hurricane Nicole's wrath in good shape and remains on track to launch on Nov. 16, agency officials said.
![NASA's Artemis 1 stack sits atop Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 4, 2022.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/82ZUqAaDZSv2xq2obvfNib-320-80.jpeg)
NASA assessing damage to Artemis 1 moon rocket from Tropical Storm Nicole
By Mike Wall last updated
NASA has begun assessing the potential damage to its Artemis 1 moon rocket from Tropical Storm Nicole, which slammed into Florida's Space Coast on Thursday (Nov. 10).
![NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop the mobile launcher, arrive at Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 4, 2022.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MmKhcQfqjWX9vUn7daBhtF-320-80.jpg)
NASA delays Artemis 1 moon launch to Nov. 16 due to Tropical Storm Nicole
By Mike Wall last updated
The approaching Tropical Storm Nicole has forced NASA to push its highly anticipated Artemis 1 moon launch back by two days, to Nov. 16.
![The eclipsed full moon looms over NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket in this photo, snapped at Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 8, 2022.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a5X5mucTMAd2DQqhZ62xt5-320-80.jpg)
Eclipsed Blood Moon looms over NASA's Artemis 1 rocket (photos)
By Josh Dinner published
NASA's huge Artemis 1 moon rocket stares up at its blood-red target in amazing lunar eclipse photos posted by the space agency today (Nov. 8).
![An artist's illustration of NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft on its way to the moon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/py3ZYrAuk4VZcmnAGwZyXE-320-80.png)
Amateur radio operators and more will track NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA named 18 space agencies, organizations and individuals who will watch the Orion spacecraft as it flies around the moon, after launching with Artemis 1 no earlier than Nov. 14.
![The Orion crew module pressure vessel for NASA's Artemis 3 moon mission undergoes assembly at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rsXK7dMrETCVcbniBHFSK3-320-80.jpg)
NASA orders 3 more Orion crew capsules for Artemis moon missions
By Mike Wall published
NASA has ordered three more Orion crew capsules from aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, in a deal worth $1.99 billion.
![Vice President Kamala Harris with NASA astronauts and Orion spacecraft](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MtC344LtY4gCLnmVzEEUeB-320-80.jpg)
VP Kamala Harris: Artemis 1 moon mission a 'test of pure innovation'
By Tariq Malik last updated
NASA's Artemis moon program is the next giant leap for America's space program, one all Americans should be proud of, Vice President Kamala Harris said this week.
![The bottom of the Artemis 1 moon rocket with technicians working on its fuel lines](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ckfc8e5Bwq5FdPnUDdDVSf-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket launch hinges on critical fueling test on Sept. 21
By Tariq Malik published
A fueling test of NASA's new megarocket on Sept. 21 could make or break the agency's hopes of launching the Artemis 1 moon mission on Sept. 27.
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