NASA Targets Artemis II Rollback For Feb. 24

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Irene Klotz
February 22, 2026

Credit: Sam Lott/NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL—NASA is aiming to return the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to its assembly hangar on Feb. 24, pending weather and rollback preparations, the agency said Feb. 22. NASA on Feb. 21 decided to return the 322-ft. stack to the Vehicle Assembly Building to…

Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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