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CBS News’ exclusive on-camera interview w NASA chief Jared Isaacman on the major changes needed to get the Artemis moon program "back on track" - CBS News cbsnews.com/video/nasa-chi…

NASA chief @rookisaacman discusses major changes to Artemis program to get it "back on track" in interview with @CBSNews space contributor @SpaceDavenport @NASAAdmin youtube.com/watch?v=8VwRdu…

NASA has delayed its Artemis II mission after a fuel leak was detected during testing of the Space Launch System rocket, pushing the crewed flight around the moon to March. cbsn.ws/3ZNw0eX

Will the astronauts on Artemis II be able to take time and look out the window to admire the moon? "According to our geology team, no,” laughs astronaut Reid Wiseman. "We are going to be studying the geology of the moon the entire time, down to the last second.” cbsn.ws/4kgsuU0

As NASA prepares for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in more than half a century, take a look back at 60 Minutes’ Artemis coverage. cbsn.ws/4kb6F89

Artemis II: In a long note posted to X early today, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says "we are moving off the February launch window and targeting March for the earliest possible launch of Artemis II."

Artemis II (12:45am EST, 0545 UTC): NASA blog post says "the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal countdown was terminated at the T-5:15 minute mark due to a liquid hydrogen leak at the interface of the tail service mast umbilical, which had experienced high concentrations of liquid hydrogen earlier in the countdown, as well. The launch control team is working to ensure the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket is in a safe configuration and begin draining its tanks."

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. cbsn.ws/4rnKldP

NASA Flight Director Jeff Radigan says it’s a heavy weight knowing the lives of four astronauts are in his hands. “I think about that every day,” he says. cbsn.ws/4t9WzZm

“I expect things will go very well, and I also expect there's going to be something unexpected,” says Jeff Radigan, NASA’s lead flight director, noting that every space mission has faced challenges. cbsn.ws/4qZKrJ8

The four Artemis II astronauts will sling around the far side of the moon before heading back home. One concern stems from Artemis I, a crewless test flight, when the spacecraft’s heat shield was damaged during re-entry. cbsn.ws/4qTZBQ4

Bill Whitaker asks the first astronauts set to travel to the moon in more than half a century what’s going through their minds. “Don't screw it up,” responds Victor Glover, the pilot on Artemis II. “I'm joking, but partly not joking.” cbsn.ws/4rqYreC

60 Minutes’ Bill Whitaker went to Kennedy Space Center in Florida to see the 3.5 million-pound Space Launch System rocket, NASA’s most powerful. cbsn.ws/45M90Rc

Behind-the-scenes look at how NASA has been training crew and flight controllers for Artemis II.

After months of meticulous preparation, NASA's 32-story-tall Space Launch System rocket, the most powerful operational booster in the world, was hauled to its seaside launch pad Saturday in Florida, setting the stage for a long-awaited flight next month to send four astronauts on a trip around the moon.

NASA says it could be just weeks away from launching astronauts on a flight around the moon for the first time in more than half a century. As final preparations are underway at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, CBS News’ Mark Strassmann got an up-close look at the Artemis II, the moon rocket which is expected to roll out to the launch pad on Saturday.

NASA is betting on SpaceX’s Starship to land astronauts back on the moon before China. But delays, failures and risky technology raise doubts about whether the U.S. can keep its lead in the space race.

NASA statement on Starship Flight 9:

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