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NASA began moving its Artemis II rocket towards the launch pad ahead of its launch date set for April 1 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA's Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft are returning to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida following a wind delay on Friday.

A series of leaks means the coming launch window will be NASA's final attempt to meet its April mission deadline.

Nasa is rolling out its giant Moon rocket to the launch pad for a second time, ahead of a mission to send astronauts around the Moon – something not attempted in more than 50 years. The 98m tall Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft are making the four mile journey from their assembly building to Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The Artemis II rocket, which will send astronauts around the far side of the moon, is returning to the launch pad after an issue forced NASA to roll the rocket back for repairs last month. NASA hopes to launch the rocket in the beginning of April.

NASA began rolling the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launchpad shortly after midnight Friday Eastern Time in anticipation of a launch in early April. The journey of the Space Launch System rocket to Launch Pad 39B was to take about four hours.

NASA rolls the 11‑million‑pound Artemis II rocket back to the pad as teams prepare for an April 1 launch carrying four astronauts around the Moon.