A trip to the moon is approaching: NASA's rocket has been successfully refueled
-
Media Baaji
- Wed, 4 February 2026
Kathmandu. The US space agency NASA completed the final and critical test of fueling its new rocket on Monday in preparation for sending astronauts to the moon. The success of this test paved the way for the launch date of astronauts under the Artemis program. At the Kennedy Space Center, the actual launch process was practiced on a Space Launch System 9SLS0 rocket filled with super-cooled hydrogen and oxygen fuel. According to NASA, about 2.6 million liters of fuel were filled in the tank and kept safely for several hours.
Although the crew did not directly participate in the exercise, three American and one Canadian astronaut closely monitored the entire process from Houston. They are currently in quarantine for pre-flight preparations. If this test is considered a complete success, NASA says that a crew of astronauts could be sent to the moon this week. In this mission lasting about 10 days, they will fly around the moon and return to Earth. However, at this stage they will not land on the surface of the moon.
Express
Related News
Where is President Maduro? Vice President asked for proof of survival
Kathmandu. After the US military invasion, the political and security crisis in Venezuela has reached its peak. Venezuela's Vice President Delsey Rodriguez has informed that the government currently has no information about President Nicolás Madur...
Further progress in US-Iran talks, final decision yet to be made
Kathmandu. Although US President Donald Trump has discussed a possible agreement on extending the ceasefire period with Iran and re-opening the Strait of Hormuz, he has not yet made a final decision. A senior official of the US administration has...
Zelensky calls for more pressure on Russia
Kathmandu. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the US to put more pressure on Russia to end the war. However, it is not yet clear whether Moscow will participate in the US-mediated peace talks next week.
President Zelensky h...
2.3 million civilians in Afghanistan need humanitarian assistance
Kathmandu. According to the latest report published by the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, last year, about 2.2 million nine thousand citizens felt the need for humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan. About 1.2 million of them are children...
US claims Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei killed, denied by Iran
Kathmandu. US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has been killed. On the social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote, "One of the most brutal people in history, Khamenei, has been killed." This is...
Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death
Kathmandu. Bangladesh's International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) has found former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina guilty of serious crimes against humanity. A three-judge tribunal has sentenced Sheikh Hasina to de...