Virus shuts down Nasa sites

As millions of Americans are told they can't go the mall anymore, it turns out the US also might not be able to go to the Moon - or at least not when they'd hoped to.

NASA's plan to return Americans to the Moon by 2024 has been dealt a blow as the space agency on Thursday ordered the shutdown of two rocket production facilities after one employee tested positive for Covid-19.

The two affected sites are in New Orleans and Mississippi.

March 19 Administrator Statement on Agency Response to Coronavirus

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/march-19-administrator-statement-on-agency-response-to-coronavirus