mo4ch:>NASA delays work on Moon rocket during virus pandemic

NASA delays work on Moon rocket during virus pandemicNASA delays work on Moon rocket during virus pandemic20 March 2020 Related TopicsCoronavirus pandemic Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage captionThe Orion spacecraft seen during a NASA event last weekNASA is shutting down two of its space centres to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.The US space agency said it will suspend work at its Michoud facility in New Orleans, where a Moon rocket, or Space Launch System, is being built.Its Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, where the rocket booster is being tested, will also temporarily close.This could delay NASA's mission to send astronauts to the Moon in 2024.The US now has more than 11,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, including once known case at NASA's Stennis Space Center. Coronavirus information: What should I do?America's next Mars rover will be called PerseveranceNasa and SpaceX mission to find space gold"NASA will temporarily suspend production and testing of S…