NASA is shooting for a late August launch of its giant, new moon rocket. Wednesday's announcement came on the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
will be the most ambitious test NASA has attempted since the 2014 EFT-1, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket.
In this July 20, 1969, photo made available by NASA, astronaut Buzz Aldrin Jr. poses for a photograph beside the U.S. flag on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. NASA officials on Wednesday told reporters that the problems have been resolved and that testing is almost complete.and issues that might arise before the rocket is supposed to return to the pad on Aug. 18.At 322 feet , the rocket and Orion capsule are taller than the Statue of Liberty.will poise the agency to fly astronauts around the moon in 2023 and attempt a lunar landing as soon as 2025.
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