WASHINGTON, United States, Feb 26, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - NASA on Wednesday was rolling its towering Moon rocket back to its hangar for repairs, after windows for liftoff were pushed back over technical issues.

The US space agency said it would roll its 322-foot (98-meter) SLS rocket off the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida after teams detected issues with helium flow.

The decision means further delays for the highly anticipated Artemis 2 mission, which will last approximately 10 days and see three Americans and one Canadian fly around Earth's satellite.

The journey would be a huge step towards Americans once again setting foot on the lunar surface, a goal announced by President Donald Trump in his first term.

But due to the technical investigations and repairs needed, the flyby is off until at least April, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said over the weekend.

NASA said the rocket and spacecraft's journey back to the Vehicle Assembly Building, which is several miles away from the launchpad, is expected to take around 12 hours.