The two-day-long review resulted in mission managers gaining confidence about the rocket hardware.

NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years, is scheduled to launch in February and will send four astronauts on a flyby around the moon.

An update is coming today on NASA's Artemis 2 lunar mission to launch four astronauts on a historic journey around the moon.

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

NASA has finished a crucial step toward getting its Artemis II moon mission off the ground, and is now targeting early April to send four astronauts on an unprecedented path.

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

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.

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. NASA cleared its moon rocket on Thursday for an ...

NASA said it plans to roll the Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion capsule back out to the launchpad next week, aiming for a launch in early April.

The Artemis program plans to return Americans to the moon’s surface for the first time since the Apollo era ended in 1972.