Artemis 2: Next steps for NASA's moon rocket after historic roll to pad

A successful tanking test will be 'the driver to launch.'
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NASA sets first crewed moon mission in 54 years as 322-foot rocket reaches pad

On January 17, 2026, at 6:42 p.m. EST, NASA's Space Launch System arrived at Pad 39B after a deliberate 12-hour journey across Kennedy Space Center. The 322-foot rocket, moving at less than one mile per hour atop a massive crawler-transporter,
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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 slow crawl toward the Florida coast. As the Artemis II stack prepares to roll out to the launch pad,

NASA Prepares Its First Crewed Moon Orbit in Over 50 Years

NASA says America’s push back to the Moon is accelerating, with Artemis II poised to launch a new era of U.S. space leadership.
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NASA prepares to rollout moon rocket ahead of Artemis II mission

NASA is preparing to roll the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, topped by the Orion spacecraft, from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center on Saturday. The 4.2-mile journey is expected to take up to 12 hours,.