The long road to launching Artemis 1 will help in preparing to bring four astronauts around the moon as soon as Feb. 6, NASA said.

NASA's Artemis II is hoping to send four astronauts around the moon with launch dates slated for March.

According to NASA, other issues found with the SLS — which is now on the launch pad — included a faulty valve on the Orion crew module hatch, cameras that were affected by the unusually cold weather, ...