NASA rolled out an 11 million-pound moon rocket in preparation for astronauts' launch

NASA moved the rocket slated to carry four astronauts around the moon to the launch pad on Saturday, a key step as the Artemis II moon mission nears.
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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 ...

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 moving forward with Artemis II launch to moon — potentially in February

The Artemis II rocket and spacecraft were moving to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on Saturday. NASA says several criteria need to be met before launching the manned mission.
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NASA’s Artemis II reaches the launch pad and the countdown to the Moon begins

NASA’s Artemis II rocket has reached its launch pad after a painstaking overnight crawl across Kennedy Space Center.

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.

NASA prepares Artemis II for rollout ahead of crewed moon mission

January 17th is the projected rollout for Artemis II, bringing us one more step closer to returning to the moon.
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Amentum Leads Successful Artemis II Rollout in Critical Preparation Phase of NASA Launch

Artemis II is scheduled to launch early this year. With the successful rollout, NASA and Amentum have moved to the next major ...
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Image of the Day: Crawler Transporter

The above image shows a crawler-transporter arriving at Launch Pad 39A to pick up a shuttle-era mobile launcher platform and move up and down a ramp to test how well the systems work while carrying a ...