NASA admits Starliner failures as it preps for March launch of Artemis 2

NASA aims to launch its next crewed moon mission, Artemis II, as soon as March 6, after a key fueling test showed major progress and only minor issues.

Mission managers said the latest wet dress rehearsal — a full practice run that involves loading the Space Launch System rocket with super-cold liquid fuel — met all the main goals. Teams filled both stages of the rocket on schedule, ran through the countdown, and tested how they would handle pauses and restarts, all without the serious hydrogen leaks that troubled earlier tests.