NASA is shooting for a late August launch of its giant, new moon rocket
, as early as Aug. 29. There are also two launch dates in early September, before NASA would have to stand down for two weeks.
The 30-story Space Launch System rocket and attached Orion capsule are currently in the hangar at Kennedy Space Center, following repairs stemming from last month's countdown test. Fuel leaks and other technical trouble cropped up during NASA's repeated launch rehearsals at the pad. If Orion's trip to the moon and back goes well, astronauts could climb aboard in 2023 for a lunar loop-around and actually land in 2025.
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