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In an announcement on CNBC, the NASA administrator said he wants NASA to send lunar landers to the moon on a monthly basis to support the agency's long-term goals, including one day having a permanent lunar base.

NASA has cleared its moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs. Mission managers made the call Thursday at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. NASA says the Space Launch System rocket will roll out of the hangar and back to the pad next week.

On "The Florida Roundup," we discussed changes to NASA's Artemis plans and more with reporter Brendan Byrne and UCF's associate provost for space commercialization and strategy, Greg Autry.

An issue with the SLS rocket's helium pressurization system is prompting the move. It can only be worked on while inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.

The NASA administrator released a report that found multiple issues that led to the mission's failure, including concerns with leadership at Boeing and NASA.

A medical concern involving one of the crew members cancelled a planned spacewalk Thursday. Now NASA says the issue could cut the entire mission short.

NASA is accelerating plans to have a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030.

Something important for a Florida facing a hotter future was sent into space this week with NASA astronauts aboard a SpaceX rocket: Seeds. The hope is that when they return to Earth, they will produce hardier, more resilient plants.

The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary have arrived at the International Space Station, ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight. The crew of four will spend two weeks at the orbiting lab, performing dozens of experiments. They launched Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center and arrived on Thursday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has supported moving NASA's headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Florida, with backers saying it would put leaders closer to the agency's operations.

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are on their way to Earth in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule after problems with a Boeing vehicle set in motion a nine-month stay on the International Space Station.

The decision came down with less than an hour remaining in the countdown. Officials say the launch is off until at least Friday.