NASA races to keep Artemis II on schedule, even when workers aren’t being paid

“The Office of Procurement has sent letters to contractors doing excepted work (including all the Artemis II contractors) indicating that work is authorized during the lapse in funding,” the official said. “Most workers have indicated a willingness to continue the work in the event of contract funding running out prior to the government reopening.”

Working on borrowed time

Several months of work remain ahead for the Artemis II team to finish testing the SLS rocket and…