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Editor’s note: This article was updated May 15, 2026, to add clarification to the spacer design. NASA is moving quickly…
Teams move the core stage, or largest section, of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for NASA’s Artemis III mission…
On the heels of a successful Artemis II test flight, teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are pressing forward for the next Artemis mission. Technicians maneuvered NASA’s massive core stage…
The largest rocket section for NASA’s Artemis III mission arrived at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 27. The SLS (Space Launch…
Following NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully splashing down on Earth, engineers started diving into detailed analysis of data to assess…
Following the recent successful test flight of NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon, NASA rolled out the core stage,…
After successfully being used to launch the Artemis II lunar test flight on April 1, NASA’s mobile launcher now is inside NASA Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in Florida in preparation for the Artemis III test…
Following the conclusion of NASA’s Artemis II test flight, teams at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are shifting focus to Artemis III, which is targeted to…
NASA will roll the largest section of the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, which will launch the second crewed…
The Artemis II crew of NASA astronauts – Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen – has returned to the agency’s Johnson Space Center…
Listen to this audio excerpt from Dan Florez, test director for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program: At 1:47 a.m. EST…
Digital creators and social media users are invited to register to attend the rollout of the third SLS (Space Launch…
The Artemis II mission wrapped up a historic seven-hour lunar flyby, marking humanity’s first return to the Moon since Apollo…
Spurred by American ingenuity, astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are in flight, preparing for the first crewed lunar flyby…
Live launch day updates for NASA’s Artemis II test flight will be published on this page. All times are Eastern. 6:59…
As the Artemis II countdown moves steadily toward liftoff no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, April 1, launch teams…
The countdown for NASA’s Artemis II test flight is underway at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with members of the launch team…
Ahead of call to stations at 4:34 p.m. EDT on Monday, and the countdown clock beginning at 4:44 p.m., engineers…
Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are making final preparations toward beginning launch countdown activities for the Artemis…
The four astronauts set to fly around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II test flight arrived at the agency’s Kennedy…
Listen to this audio excerpt from Michael Guzman, Artemis II main propulsion systems engineer: A clue to what Mike Guzman,…
A variety of prelaunch, launch, and mission events for NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon will stream online. The…
Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida continue preparing the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for…
At 11:21 a.m. EDT on Friday, March 20, NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived at Launch Pad 39B after an 11-hour journey…
Airflow around rockets as they travel from Earth into space can have a dramatic impact on a mission, which is why NASA…
NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft slated to send four astronauts around the Moon began rolling to Launch Pad 39B at 12:20…
NASA’s Artemis II rocket and its four-person crew are all making progress toward a launch pad meet up in April.…
Due to quicker than expected completion of close-out activities, NASA now may roll out the Artemis II rocket from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad…
Teams are now targeting no earlier than Friday, March 20, to roll NASA’s Artemis II rocket from the Vehicle Assembly…
Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on March 10, 2026, to reflect the latest participants in the news conference. NASA…
To achieve the national goal of landing American astronauts on the surface of the Moon and maintaining U.S. superiority in…
With NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft in the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s…
As part of a Golden Age of exploration and discovery, NASA announced Friday, Feb. 27, the agency is increasing its cadence of…
As part of a Golden Age of exploration and discovery, NASA announced Friday the agency is increasing its cadence of missions under…
Once NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived at the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) Feb.…
With rollback of NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building complete,…
The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis II mission arrived at the Vehicle Assembly Building from Launch Pad…
Editor’s Note: The launch director gave the “go” for rollback at 9:28 a.m. EST followed by first motion 10 minutes…
NASA is targeting approximately 9 a.m. EST, Wednesday, Feb. 25, to begin rolling the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and…
Due to weather, NASA now is targeting early Wednesday, Feb. 25, to roll the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and…
Weather pending, NASA will roll the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis II off the launch…
Editor’s note: NASA has updated an earlier version of this blog to provide additional details. NASA is taking steps to…
NASA successfully fueled its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and demonstrated the launch countdown for Artemis II on Thursday during a wet dress rehearsal at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in…
Live updates for the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal will be published on this page. Live views of the launch…
NASA continues to press ahead through the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal countdown – a fueling test of the SLS…
The countdown for the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal is underway at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The countdown…
NASA is targeting Thursday, Feb. 19, as the tanking day for the second wet dress rehearsal ahead of the agency’s…
As part of robustly testing the vehicle prior to flight, NASA engineers are reviewing data after a confidence test Feb.…
Jesse Berdis’s dream of becoming a structural engineer began with visions of skyscrapers rising above the Dallas and Oklahoma skyline.…
Water flowing out. Data flowing in. A water system activation at the Thad Cochran Test Stand (B-2) on Jan. 30…