“This is just the beginning. It marks the start of an Artemis program that will evolve to support repeated and affordable missions to the Moon, in line with President Trump’s national space policy. Getting this mission right means returning to the Moon to stay and a future to Artemis 100 and beyond.” Source: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, commenting as NASA’s Space Launch System ran into familiar trouble this week, experiencing hydrogen leaks during a very important, very public “wet dress rehearsal” ahead of the Artemis II mission. Though many were hopeful at first, agency head Jared Isaacman confirmed that the original mid-February launch target was being scrapped.
