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NASA’s moon rocket is back in the hangar, with a launch not expected until November.

NASA’s moon rocket got back to the security of its shed Tuesday as Storm Ian moved toward Florida, making its send off now impossible before mid-November.

Rather than attempting to send it on its most memorable dry run, the send-off group moved the 322-foot (98-meter) rocket off the cushion at Kennedy Space Center. The four-mile (6.4-kilometer) trip is required throughout the evening.

The NASA moon rocket slated for the Artemis mission to the moon rolls back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The launch of the rocket was postponed due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Ian.
Credit: AP Photo/John Raoux

NASA official Jim Free said it would be hard to update the rocket and return it once again to the pad for an October send-off endeavor. Placing in new batteries is especially difficult, Free noted, making it dicey whether a send off could be accomplished before the mid-to-late October send off period closes. The following fourteen-day window would open on Nov. 12.

The NASA moon rocket slated for the Artemis mission to the moon rolls back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The launch of the rocket was postponed due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Ian.
Credit: AP Photo/John Raoux

The Space Send Off Framework rocket ought to have launched a month prior, but was deferred two times by fuel hole and motor issues.

The NASA moon rocket slated for the Artemis mission to the moon rolls back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The launch of the rocket was postponed due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Ian.
Credit: AP Photo/John Raoux

Once in space, the team case on the rocket will go for the gold with three life-sized models, a vital dress rehearsal before space travelers move on board in 2024. The last time a case traveled to the moon was during NASA’s Apollo 17 lunar landing in 1972.

The NASA moon rocket slated for the Artemis mission to the moon rolls back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The launch of the rocket was postponed due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Ian.
Credit: AP Photo/John Raoux

SpaceX’s next space traveler trip to the Global Space Station for NASA, in the interim, has been delayed by no less than one day by the storm. Takeoff is presently scheduled for next Tuesday.

The NASA moon rocket slated for the Artemis mission to the moon rolls back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The launch of the rocket was postponed due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Ian.
Credit: AP Photo/John Raoux

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