NASA says Artemis II can fly without its big, broken deep space antenna

Beyond the range of GPS and tracking satellites, the moonship depends on radio dish arrays for communication and navigation.
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NASA hopes to launch Artemis 2 astronauts to the moon next month, but it's going to be tight: 'This is not a rush'

NASA hopes to launch its crewed Artemis 2 moon mission in early February, but everything will have to go right to hit that ...
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Failure was minutes away - why NASA’s moon mission was hanging by a thread

NASA’s Artemis 1 launch nearly ended in another delay due to critical technical failures. Liquid hydrogen leaks and tracking ...
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NASA’s Artemis II moonshot highlights 2026’s busy launch plans on Space Coast

NASA will spend 2026 shooting for the moon, with its ambitious plans marking the first time humans will fly out of low-Earth orbit since 1972. The planned Artemis II launch is the highlight of what ...