Editor\u2019s note: This advisory was updated at on Feb. 3, 2026, to reflect a change in the start of the news conference and its participants, as well as removing a placeholder for a crew media gaggle.<\/p>\n
Following a fueling test of NASA\u2019s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at the launch pad for the Artemis II Moon mission, leaders will discuss initial results during a news conference at 1 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 3.<\/p>\n
The agency\u2019s SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived at Launch Pad 39B at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17. Since then, engineers have been conducting a variety of tests prior to launch. Underway now is a wet dress rehearsal<\/a>, which requires filling the rocket with the 700,000 gallons of propellant. Call to stations began Jan. 31, and teams are counting down to a simulated launch window opening at 9 p.m. Monday. If more work is needed, NASA may rollback SLS and Orion into the Vehicle Assembly Building after the wet dress rehearsal.<\/p>\n The agency will stream the news conference live on its YouTube<\/a>\u00a0channel. A 24\/7 live stream of the rocket remains online, as well as a separate feed for coverage of the wet dress rehearsal. Look for individual streams for these events to watch on YouTube. Learn how to stream NASA content<\/a> through a variety of online platforms, including social media.<\/p>\n Participants in the news conference include:<\/p>\n NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya Media previously credentialed for launch may join this event in person. To participate in the news conference virtually, media must RSVP no later than two hours prior to the start of the call to Lauren Low in the Office of Communications at: lauren.e.low@nasa.gov<\/a>. NASA\u2019s media credentialing policy<\/a>\u00a0is online.<\/p>\n As part of a Golden Age of innovation and exploration, Artemis will pave the way for new U.S. crewed missions on the lunar surface in preparation to send the first astronauts to Mars.<\/p>\n To learn more about the Artemis campaign, visit:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis<\/a><\/p>\n -end-<\/p>\n Cheryl Warner \/ Rachel Kraft
\nLori Glaze, acting associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
\nShawn Quinn, program manager, Exploration Ground Systems
\nJohn Honeycutt, chair, Artemis II Mission Management Team<\/p>\n
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov<\/a>\u00a0\/ rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n