The mission will use NASA’s powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, a 322-foot (98-meter) launch vehicle designed to carry astronauts beyond Earth orbit.

Artemis II sits in Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., ahead of the rollout to Launch Pad 39B for the ...

NASA's huge Space Launch System rocket has been repaired and is ready for rollout back to the launch pad next week.

NASA confirmed on March 12 that preparations for the crewed Artemis II mission remain on track for a launch targeted in April ...

NASA is aiming for an April 1 launch date for a mission that will send astronauts around the moon and back as part of its ...

NASA has completed the Artemis 2 flight readiness review and plans to launch the historic moon mission as soon as April 1.

NASA has cleared its moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs.

Nasa said preparations are continuing at the Kennedy Space Centre, where engineers are completing final work on the rocket and spacecraft inside the Vehicle Assembly Building.

NASA's Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) moon rocket with the Orion spacecraft slowly rolls back towards the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Cape ...