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NASA delays Artemis launch with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen until March

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 03 Feb, 2026 12:14 PM
  • NASA delays Artemis launch with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen until March

NASA has delayed the planned launch of moon rocket with a Canadian on board until at least March.

In a press conference in Florida today, NASA officials said the Artemis II astronauts, including Canadian Jeremy Hansen, have been released from quarantine and are in Houston, home to the Johnson Space Center.

The space agency ran into fuel leaks during a test of its new moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center on Monday.

NASA can only conduct launches a few days each month and space agency officials say they are looking forward to their next opportunity in March.

The planned 10-day mission would see the astronauts travel past the moon, around its far side and then straight back to Earth.

While there will be no attempt to land, the mission sets the stage for future moon landings.

Picture Courtesy: Sam Lott/NASA via AP

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