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NASA Artemis II rocket reaches launch pad for first crewed lunar flight in 54 years

NASA's Artemis II Moon rocket and Orion spacecraft have successfully arrived at Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center from ...

NASA’s mega moon rocket has arrived at the launchpad. What’s next?

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft reached the Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in ...
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Alabama built Artemis-2 rocket at the launch pad

NASA's giant Artemis Two rocket is now on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral. The 322-foot rocket was rolled out to Launch Pad ...

NASA's Artemis II moon crew will see views 'human eyes have not seen'

As they fly around the moon, the four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II will see views never seen by the human eye. Here's how.

‘The start of a very long journey’: NASA’s Artemis moon rocket makes the slow trip to its launch pad

NASA moved its Space Launch System rocket to the launch pad to get set for sending humans around the moon for the first time ...

NASA’s Giant Rocket Completes Slow Roll Toward Artemis II Moon Voyage

The Space Launch System and Orion capsule were transported to the launchpad before an astronaut mission that could launch as ...
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NASA’s giant moon rocket poised for dramatic rollout to launch pad

The towering Space Launch System rocket for NASA’s first crewed Artemis mission is about to leave the hangar and begin its ...

4 astronauts will soon take an unprecedented path to the moon. But why aren’t they landing?

NASA’s upcoming Artemis II flight will be the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, but it will not land on the moon. Here’s why.

Managers on alert for “launch fever” as pressure builds for NASA’s Moon mission

The crawler carrying the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft was built 60 years ago to haul NASA’s Saturn V rockets, then kept ...
Smithsonian Magazine

It’s Almost ‘All Systems Go’ for Artemis 2 to Take the Next Giant Leap Toward Stepping on the Moon Again

Scheduled to launch in early 2026, NASA's Artemis 2 is part of the bold 21st-century vision for returning astronauts to the ...

Here are the launches and landings we’re most excited about in 2026

Last year delivered doses of drama and excitement in the space business, with a record number of launches, breathtaking ...

Artemis II: back to the Moon

Artemis II was originally scheduled to launch between 2019 and 2021 but delays kept pushing it back. In September last year, Nasa was finally able to say that the SLS rocket was “ready to fly crew”, ...