Overview
- The first launch window opens April 1 at 6:24 p.m. local time from Kennedy Space Center in Florida (22:24 GMT).
- Additional opportunities are listed for April 2 at 7:22 p.m. local time and on April 3–6, with only about four viable attempts across the six-day span.
- Officials say the SLS rocket’s detected malfunction was repaired in the hangar and the vehicle is slated to roll back to the pad next week for final checks.
- Because the trajectory requires near-sunset departures and short windows, daily attempts are not guaranteed even during the designated period.
- NASA confirmed no additional wet dress rehearsal before flight, and cautioned that pad operations, remaining technical verifications and weather could still shift the target; the four-person crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen—will fly around the Moon without landing for the first human lunar trip since 1972.