NASA moon launch off until March due to issues during tests

NASA says it can't try until March at the earliest to send a crewed spacecraft on a flight around the moon and back, due to hydrogen leaks during testing of the Artemis II rocket.

• Feb 3

NASA hopes to fix Artemis II moon rocket leak with on-pad repair

NASA plans to test the planned leak repair with a second dress rehearsal fueling test later this month.

• Feb 3

Leaks delay Artemis II moon mission until March

NASA announced the long-awaited flight to send four astronauts on a trip around the moon was being delayed to March after a test launch ran into a variety of problems and ultimately was called off. Mark Strassmann reports.

• Feb 3
• 01:56

What led NASA to delay Artemis II launch

NASA's first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years has been delayed until March at the earliest. During a routine dress rehearsal of the launch, persistent liquid hydrogen leaks were discovered in the Artemis II rocket. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood breaks it down.

• Feb 3
• 03:08

NASA delays Artemis II launch

NASA delayed the Artemis II moon rocket launch after a hydrogen leak was found during a wet dress rehearsal, the agency announced Tuesday. CBS News senior space consultant Bill Harwood has the latest.

• Feb 3
• 02:05

NASA begins mission to map the boundaries of our heliosphere

A NASA mission is underway to map the heliosphere, which is a huge protective bubble around the solar system that was created by the sun.

• Feb 3

NASA detects leak during rocket fueling test

A hydrogen leak at the base of NASA's Artemis II moon rocket threw a wrench into a carefully planned countdown "wet dress" rehearsal, interrupting a test intended to help clear the way toward a possible weekend launch for four astronauts on a flight around the moon. Mark Strassmann has details.

• Feb 2
• 01:24

Back to the moon | 60 Minutes Archive

In 2021, Bill Whitaker reported on Artemis, which at the time had just launched its first spaceflight. The ongoing NASA mission aims to put the first woman on the moon.

• Nov 16, 2022
• 13:32

2/1/2026: Minneapolis; The Far Side of the Moon; Boom Chicago

First, calls grow for an independent probe into Minneapolis shootings. Then, NASA's journey to the far side of the moon. And, the Amsterdam improv club behind comedy legends.

• Feb 1
• 43:38

Artemis II and the 21st century space race

NASA is working to take astronauts farther from Earth than any humans have ever gone, but the ambitious and costly moonshot has been plagued by delays.

• Feb 1

Blast off for NASA's Artemis II has been years in the making

As NASA prepares for astronauts' first lunar fly-around in more than half a century, take a look back at 60 Minutes' Artemis coverage.

• Feb 1

NASA's journey to the far side of the moon

More than 50 years after NASA's last human mission to the moon, four astronauts, three Americans and a Canadian, are set for the 10-day Artemis II mission to the far side of the moon.

• Feb 1
• 13:12

Inside NASA's Artemis II mission

Artemis II echoes the Apollo-era missions that paved the way for the first moon landing — and sets the stage for what comes next.

• Feb 1
• 07:00

Inside NASA's Artemis II mission

Artemis II echoes the Apollo-era missions that paved the way for the first moon landing — and sets the stage for what comes next.

• Feb 1

After more than 50 years, NASA astronauts are going back to the moon

More than 50 years after NASA's last human mission to the moon, four astronauts, three Americans and a Canadian, are set for the 10-day Artemis II mission to the far side of the moon.

• Feb 1

Moon rocket fueling test on tap to clear way for launch

If the countdown and fueling test go well, four astronauts will set their sights on a Super Bowl Sunday launch to the moon.

• Feb 1

NASA's Artemis II slated to be a series of firsts

Extreme cold has forced NASA to reschedule its next moon mission. On Saturday, the massive Artemis II rocket stands on launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. Like Apollo 8 in 1968, it won't land on the lunar surface. Mark Strassmann has more on why the latest mission is considered groundbreaking.

• Jan 31
• 02:37

The Far Side Of The Moon | Sunday on 60 Minutes

This month, NASA aims to launch four astronauts around the far side of the moon. The Artemis II mission will be NASA's first human mission to the moon in over 50 years. Bill Whitaker reports, Sunday.

• Jan 31
• 00:33

NASA delays Artemis mission to moon due to cold weather

The first Artemis moonshot with a crew is now targeted for no earlier than Feb. 8, two days later than planned.

• Jan 30

Bill Nye on Artemis II mission

NASA's recently approved budget comes right as the space giant prepares for the Artemis II mission and other massive space exploration projects. Bill Nye the Science Guy joins CBS News with more details.

• Jan 29
• 05:35

Artemis II crew undergoes intense training for rare moon mission

For months, the Artemis II crew and flight controllers have been simulating malfunctions to prepare for their upcoming trip around the Moon.

• Jan 29

NASA plane makes belly landing at Texas airport, video shows

Video shows the NASA WB-57 plane touching down with a jolt, its wings bouncing as yellow fire and white smoke bursts from beneath it.

• Jan 28

Mysterious dark matter seen in new map of distant galaxies

Dark matter doesn't absorb or give off light so scientists can't study it directly. But they can observe how its gravity warps and bends the star stuff around it.

• Jan 26

Astronauts speak out after medical evacuation

The astronauts who had to come home early from the International Space Station after a medical concern arose are speaking out about the process. CBS News' Bill Harwood has more.

• Jan 22
• 03:05

NASA hauls Artemis II moon rocket to launch pad for February flight

Four Artemis II astronauts plan to fly around the moon and back next month, traveling farther from Earth than any humans before them.

• Jan 17

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