CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Humanity’s first ride to the moon in more than 50 years inched its way back to the launch pad under the cover of night at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center early Friday, and carried with it NASA leadership’s official “Go” for liftoff as early as April 1.
That moon rocket, the Artemis II Space Launch System, began its nearly 12-hour journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to its ultimate departure point, Launch Complex 39B, just after 12:20 a.m EDT on March 20.
It was first rolled out to the pad on Jan. 17, but had to return to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Feb. 25 for some repairs. The rocket re-emerged with those problems solved and having passed an extensive launch readiness review….