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NASA's first astronaut flight around moon in decades faces more delays

Nelson said they would use the Orion capsule with its original heat shield but would make changes to the reentry path at flight's end

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Representational Image. Pic Courtesy/iStock

Representational Image. Pic Courtesy/iStock

NASA announced more delays Thursday in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo.

Administrator Bill Nelson said the next mission in the Artemis programme -- sending four astronauts around the moon and back " is now targeted for April 2026. It had been on the books for fall 2025, after slipping from this year.

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