SLS Orion Test Launch

NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket arrives back at launch pad

Here's how you can see NASA's SLS rocket before the Artemis II launch

NASA's Artemis II SLS rocket is visible on its Florida launch pad ahead of its mission. The mission will send four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon. Several public parks in Titusville and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offer viewing opportunities.

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NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket arrives back at the launch pad

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Repaired moon rocket heads back to launch pad for April 1 blastoff

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Watch timelapse of Artemis II rocket rollout to launch pad

Nasa's giant Moon rocket has returned to its launch pad for a second time, ahead of a mission to send astronauts around the Moon – something not attempted in more than 50 years.

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NASA's Artemis II SLS rocket rolls to launch pad ahead of liftoff

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Repaired Artemis II rocket returns to launch pad

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Artemis II rocket returns to launch pad for final checks ahead of next window

The massive system — topped with the Orion capsule, weighing more than 11 million pounds and taller than the Empire State Building — was rolled out overnight.

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NASA's moon rocket vertical at Kennedy Space Center for Artemis 2

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NASA’s Artemis II Rocket and Orion Spacecraft Return to the Launch Pad

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Unanimous vote in risk assessment clears way for 4 astronauts to launch on moon mission

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.

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NASA Retargets Artemis II Rollout For March 19

The 4-mi. trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building to LC-38B was expected to begin at 8 p.m. and could take up to 12 hr. NASA said a rollout on either March 19 or March 20 would preserve the possibility of launching as early as April 1. However, “teams continue to keep an eye on the weather forecasts,” NASA noted in a mission status update.

NASA Is Exploring a Reduced Role for SLS as It Gets Cozier With SpaceX

The Starship rocket could take on a central role in the Artemis missions, propelling astronauts to lunar orbit and landing them on the surface.

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Path to Cancelling SLS and Orion ?

The pressure to fix SLS and get to a launch for Artemis 2 will build. If there is another rollback in April or new leak or valve issue in May or long repairs. The program will get closer to reaching political exhaustion. This pressure will increase if ...