The U.S. plans to withdraw the manned lunar flyby mission rockets and spacecraft from the assembly building

NASA announced on the 22nd that due to new technical issues discovered during a comprehensive rehearsal, the earliest plan is to initiate the return process on the 24th of this month. The rocket and spacecraft for the U.S. Artemis II crewed lunar flyby mission will be transported from the launch pad back to the assembly building for troubleshooting and repairs. Artemis II plans to use the next-generation U.S. lunar rocket, the Space Launch System, and the Orion spacecraft to send four astronauts to lunar orbit for a lunar flyby. The mission completed its second pre-launch integrated rehearsal on the 19th, but during post-rehearsal operations and reconfiguration, helium flow to the rocket’s transition low-temperature propulsion stage was interrupted. NASA said that returning the rocket and spacecraft to the Kennedy Space Center assembly building in Florida is a necessary step to identify the cause of the problem and carry out repairs. (Xinhua)