NASA has shut down two facilities where it is building a rocket that will launch the first woman to the Moon in 2024, after an employee tested positive for coronavirus. The giant Space Launch System rocket that will launch the Orion spacecraft from Earth is being built at the two closed facilities. The Space Launch System rocket, which will eventually launch Orion towards the Moon, is being built at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The Stennis Space Centre in Mississippi is testing the first booster for the massive rocket launch system. 'NASA will temporarily suspend production and testing of Space Launch System and Orion hardware,' said Bridenstine.

Source: Daily Mail March 20, 2020 08:40 UTC