Live coverage: NASA to roll its SLS rocket back to the launch pad ahead of planned April flight of Artemis 2

NASA's Moon rocket began heading back to the launch pad after repairs inside the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. The 322-foot-tall Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, atop the 400-foot-tall Mobile Launcher, will start the slow trek to the pad Thursday night.

The rocket's return to pad 39B sets up a launch attempt for the Artemis 2 mission no earlier than April 1. First motion of the crawler transporter, that carries the launch platform, was expected around 8:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC), but didn't end up moving until closer to 12:20 a.m. EDT (0420 UTC) due to high winds at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

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