Well, they're going to try...

Again...

NASA is targeting an April 1 launch for its Artemis II mission around the moon, marking the first crewed lunar flight since Apollo in 1972.

Officials said Thursday they completed a flight readiness review (FRR) and are set to roll the rocket back to the pad March 19 followed by final configuration for launch.

A potential launch for the 10-day mission is scheduled for 6:24 p.m. ET April 1, with a backup date of April 2 at 7:22 p.m.

“At the conclusion of the FRR, all the teams polled go to launch and fly Artemis II around the moon, pending completion of some of the work before we roll out to the launch pad,” Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, said at a news conference at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Full article, HERE from Fox News.

I almost hate to say this, but I’m glad ‘I’ am not part of this...

Trying to overcome the inertia at NASA has to be an uphill climb at best, and a losing cause at worst. The fact that they aren’t even doing an unmanned automated flight makes me wonder if they are jumping the gun.

Especially with the ‘known’ issues with the leaks.

Personally, I ‘think’ this is too much, too fast. But I can’t help but wonder if they are trying to beat SpaceX and are willing to put lives in danger for political points...