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Artemis II Launch Slips to March After Fueling Test Issues

                         NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket on the pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first planned crewed journey around the Moon in more than fifty years, has been pushed to March after engineers identified problems during a critical fueling rehearsal. The team detected hydrogen leaks in the Space Launch System’s fueling hardware, prompting the agency to delay the mission while technicians investigate and implement fixes. Artemis II will carry four astronauts on a ten‑day lunar flyby, marking a major milestone in NASA’s long‑term plan to return humans to the Moon and eventually establish a sustained presence there. Although the delay is disappointing for mission planners and spaceflight enthusiasts, NASA emphasized that ensuring crew safety takes precedence over schedule pressure. With additional testing now underway, March stands as the earliest realistic opport...
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Wall Street in Retreat Amid Record-Setting Run

 


The stock market is currently experiencing a record-setting run, but today, Wall Street is in retreat. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.3%. The decline is attributed to concerns over the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates.

The Fed has been raising rates to combat inflation, but this has led to a slowdown in economic growth. Investors are also worried about the ongoing trade war between the US and China. Despite the current dip, the stock market is still up significantly for the year.

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