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Coronavirus: NASA's plans to return to moon in 2024 could be delayed due to outbreak

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NASA’s plans to return to the moon in 2024 could be delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The space agency has revealed that it has suspended work on building the Space Launch System rocket due to the risking number of coronavirus cases in the community.

The rocket was being built at NASA ’s Stennis Space Centre in New Orleans. Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator, explained: “The change at Stennis was made due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the community around the center, the number of self-isolation cases within our workforce there, and one confirmed case among our Stennis team. "NASA will temporarily suspend production and testing of Space Launch System and Orion hardware. “The NASA and contractors teams will complete

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