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Artemis II has just 11 available launch days across March–April

Artemis II crewed lunar flyby has only 11 launch days across March and April combined, offering limited opportunities for launch attempts and narrow margins for schedule slips. The compressed windows concentrate operational risk and reduce flexibility to recover from technical delays.

Discovered 2026-02-11T08:15:47.055170-08:00 | 2026-02-11T08:15:47.055170-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Just 11 launch days across two months leaves little margin for delays; the schedule sensitivity is acute after the recent SLS hydrogen‑leak postponement (source:e8ccc53e-0467-4885-8865-68ccb327033e).
  • The tight windows compress time for final SLS/Orion processing and troubleshooting, heightening pressure on launch‑site milestones such as the SLS roll to LC‑39B and recent Orion integration events (source:2a0edee2-c663-4534-a20f-135c772736e4) (source:c4a89a2c-e408-4b42-ae3c-14a4ad905b19).
  • Schedule fragility here links to program‑level risk: NASA has warned the SLS may face multi‑year launch gaps, increasing contractor and supply‑chain exposure if Artemis II cannot meet its narrow windows (source:3ea9f74f-4f40-4524-8ad0-daa016bf2713).

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2026-02-11T08:15:47.055170-08:00
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2026-02-17T08:33:59.748230-08:00
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