NASA Stands Down: Artemis 2 Crew Released as Rocket Heads Back to the Hangar
π Astronomy Daily β Season 5 | Monday, February 23, 2026 NASA rolls back the Artemis 2 moon rocket, Europa's ocean gets a life-friendly upgrade, SpaceX breaks its own booster reuse record, Rocket Lab launches a hypersonic mission TODAY, Mars dust storms reveal how the Red Planet lost its water, and SIX planets are visible in tonight's sky. IN THIS EPISODE: π Artemis 2 rollback β the crew is released from quarantine and the moon launch is pushed to April π Europa's hidden ocean may be receiving nutrients from the surface β big news for the search for life πΈ SpaceX flies two Falcon 9s in one day and sets a new booster reuse record π₯ Rocket Lab's HASTE hypersonic test rocket launches TODAY from Wallops, Virginia πͺοΈ A Mars dust storm was moving water at unexpectedly high rates β new clues to the Red Planet's past π Six-planet parade peaks this week + the crescent Moon passes through the Pleiades tonight FOLLOW ASTRONOMY DAILY: π astronomydaily.io π± @AstroDailyPod on all platforms ποΈ Part of the Bitesz.com Podcast Network