NASA Artemis II lunar flyby faces flight termination communication issue
Technology
Just an hour before launch, NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby ran into a hiccup, a communication issue with the rocket's flight termination system.
Even with this last-minute snag, the countdown is still ticking as engineers do their best to sort things out.
Orion spacecraft hatch secured amid troubleshooting
The Orion spacecraft hatch has been secured while teams troubleshoot.
If all goes well, astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen are set to blast off in a two-hour window starting at 6:24pm EDT.
Their journey will take them thousands of miles beyond the moon before looping back to Earth in under 10 days: no moon landing this time, but still a major step for future lunar missions.