CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- NASA cleared its moon rocket on Thursday for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SpaceX's Starship has accumulated at least two years of development delays since NASA picked the rocket as an astronaut moon lander in 2021, and is expected to require more time to clear remaining hurdles before landing on the moon, NASA's inspector general said Tuesday as the agency studies plans to speed up the program.

NASA on Friday announced an abrupt change to its pathway to getting astronauts back on the lunar surface, opting to add in an additional crewed test flight before attempting to land.

Two teams of searchers recently announced that they've each located the resting place of Luna 9, humanity's first Moon lander - in two different spots on Moon's surface.