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NASA Eyes Possible Late May Launch for Artemis I Moon Mission

Artemis I has passed several vital tests in preparation for liftoff, but the next one could make or break the overall mission timeline.

NASA on Thursday announced a possible launch date of late May — which could dip into June — for its upcoming Artemis I mission, which aims to redirect humanity’s eyes to the moon by sending a spacecraft into lunar orbit. The new timeline appears to eliminate the previously hoped-for April launch date.

«April’s not a possibility,» Tom Whitmeyer, NASA’s deputy associate administrator for exploration systems development, said during a briefing. «We’re still evaluating the tail end of May.» But on the bright side, the agency highlighted that crucial testing of the mission’s SLS rocket, conducted at the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), is now complete.

Though the team is still analyzing data from the final VAB test, it says Artemis I — which includes both the SLS rocket and an Orion spacecraft module — can soon be rolled out to the pad for what’s called the «wet dress rehearsal,» which involves steps like loading the SLS up with fuel. That’ll be an approximately 11-hour trip.

Mike Bolger, NASA Exploration Ground Systems program manager at Kennedy Space Center, says the team is targeting a March 17 rollout at 3 p.m. PT (6 p.m. ET). «It’s really going to be a sight,» Bolger said, noting the transport loaded with Artemis I will stand 400 feet (122 meters) tall and weigh a total of over 17 million pounds.

Once the wet dress rehearsal is finished, we’ll likely have a much better idea of a concrete launch date because «the wet dress rehearsal is a complicated task,» Bolger said. Other parameters the team is considering include weather, emphasizing the importance of a daylight launch.

Though uncrewed, Artemis I is poised to be the first in a series of steps that takes NASA back to the lunar surface. It’s main goal is to map out an ideal trajectory for the coming years’ missions prepared to have astronauts on board. «We’re very proud to be part of an integrated Artemis program that will have the first person of color and the first woman on the lunar surface,» Whitmeyer said.

«I think that’s quite an honor for all of us.»

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Google races to put Gemini at the center of Android before Apple’s AI reboot

Google is using its latest Android rollout to position Gemini as the AI layer across phones, Chrome, laptops and cars.

Google is using its latest Android rollout to make Gemini less of a chatbot and more of an operating layer across the phone, browser, car and laptop, just weeks before Apple is expected to show its own Gemini-powered Apple Intelligence reboot at WWDC.
Ahead of its Google I/O developer conference next week, the company previewed a number of Android updates, including AI-powered app automation, a smarter version of Chrome on Android, new tools for creators, a redesigned Android Auto experience, and a sweeping set of new security features.
Alphabet is counting on Gemini to help Google compete directly with OpenAI and Anthropic in the market for artificial intelligence models and services, while also serving as the AI backbone across its expansive portfolio of products, including Android. Meanwhile, Gemini is powering part of Apple’s new AI strategy, giving Google a role in the iPhone maker’s reset even as it races to prove its own version of personal AI on the phone is further along.
Sameer Samat, who oversees Google’s Android ecosystem, told CNBC that Google is rebuilding parts of Android around Gemini Intelligence to help users complete everyday tasks more easily.
“We’re transitioning from an operating system to an intelligence system,” he said.
As part of Tuesday’s announcements. Google said Gemini Intelligence will be able to move across apps, understand what’s on the screen and complete tasks that would normally require a user to jump between multiple services. That means Android is moving beyond the traditional assistant model, where users ask a question and get an answer, and acting more like an agent.
For instance, Google says Gemini can pull relevant information from Gmail, build shopping carts and book reservations. Samat gave the example of asking Gemini to look at the guest list for a barbecue, build a menu, add ingredients to an Instacart list and return for approval before checkout.
A big concern surrounding agentic AI involves software taking action on a user’s behalf without permissions. Samat said Gemini will come back to the user before completing a transaction, adding, “the human is always in the loop.”
Four months after announcing its Gemini deal with Google, Apple is under pressure to show a more capable version of Apple Intelligence, which has been a relative laggard on the market. Apple has long framed privacy, hardware integration and control of the user experience as its advantages.
Google’s Android push is designed to show it can bring AI deeper into the device experience while still giving users control over what Gemini can see, where it can act and when it needs confirmation.
The app automation features will roll out in waves, starting with the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones this summer, before expanding across more Android devices, including watches, cars, glasses and laptops later this year.
The company is also redesigning Android Auto around Gemini, turning the car into another major surface for its assistant. Android Auto is in more than 250 million cars, and Google says the new release includes its biggest maps update in a decade and Gemini-powered help with tasks like ordering dinner while driving.
Alphabet’s AI strategy has been embraced by Wall Street, which has pushed the company’s stock price up more than 140% in the past year, compared to Apple’s roughly 40% gain. Investors now want to see how Gemini can become more central to the products people use every day.
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