India, April 2 -- NASA has officially resolved the issue with the Artemis II flight termination system, clearing the Eastern Range for launch just hours before the scheduled liftoff. The critical safety component was verified using a piece of "heritage" equipment retrieved from the Space Shuttle Program stored in the Vehicle Assembly Building, allowing engineers to successfully test the system's ability to receive commands from the range.

24 p.m. EDT (3:54 a.m. IST) on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, with weather conditions improving to 90% favorable.

�� BREAKING UPDATE: NASA has fixed the issue with the Artemis II flight termination system (FTS); the range is now go for launch. https://t.co/620RvlqOrk

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