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NASA Teams Continue Artemis II Preparations at Launch Pad
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NASA Teams Continue Artemis II Preparations at Launch Pad

  • March 26, 2026
Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida continue preparing the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion…
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NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, stands vertical inside the Vehicle Assembly building on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, as preparations continue for rollout to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth with launch opportunities beginning in April 2026.
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NASA Finalizes Artemis II Rollout, Crew Begins Quarantine

  • March 20, 2026
NASA’s Artemis II rocket and its four-person crew are all making progress toward a launch pad meet up…
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The Moon is seen behind the SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher on January 28, 2026. The rocket is currently at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as teams are preparing for a wet dress rehearsal to practice timelines and procedures for the launch of Artemis II. 508 Description:The Moon is seen shining over the SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher on January 29, 2026. The rocket is currently at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as teams are preparing for a wet dress rehearsal to practice timelines and procedures for the launch of Artemis II.
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NASA to Rollback Artemis II Rocket, Spacecraft

  • February 28, 2026
Weather pending, NASA will roll the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis II off…
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Image shows the inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, with NASA's Space Launch System rocket with Orion's spacecraft atop for NASA's Artemis II mission.
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NASA Artemis II Rocket Returns for Repairs

  • February 26, 2026
The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis II mission arrived at the Vehicle Assembly Building from…
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LIVE: Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal Coverage
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LIVE: Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal Coverage

  • February 20, 2026
Live updates for the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal will be published on this page. Live views of…
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Wide shot of Artemis I liftoff. The Curious Universe logo is in the upper right corner and Artemis II is spelled in large type across the bottom.
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What NASA Learned From Launching Artemis I

  • January 20, 2026
Episode description:   In 2022, NASA launched Artemis I, an uncrewed test flight of the rocket and spacecraft that…
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A crawler-transporter, including its massive treads take up the majority of the image. In fact, the entire crawler cannot be seen. There are a few people at the top of the crawler, which allows you to see just how massive the machine is.
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NASA’s Crawler Preps for Artemis II Rollout

  • January 16, 2026
NASA’s Crawler-transporter 2 moves toward the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday,…
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Get In, We’re Going Moonbound: Meet NASA’s Artemis Closeout Crew
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Get In, We’re Going Moonbound: Meet NASA’s Artemis Closeout Crew

  • December 23, 2025
For most, getting into a car is a task that can be done without assistance. Yet for those…
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Artemis II Flight Crew, Teams Conduct Demonstration Ahead of Launch
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Artemis II Flight Crew, Teams Conduct Demonstration Ahead of Launch

  • December 23, 2025
NASA’s launch and mission teams, along with the Artemis II crew, completed a key test Dec. 20, a…
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NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft with its launch abort system is stacked atop the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. The spacecraft will carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a 10-day mission around the Moon and back in early 2026. Teams will begin conducting a series of verification tests ahead of rolling out the integrated SLS rocket to NASA Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39B for the wet dress rehearsal. 
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NASA Kennedy Top 20 Stories of 2025

  • December 22, 2025
Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida spent 2025 preparing the launch vehicle and its powerhouse SLS…
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Crew depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to travel to the Vehicle Assembly Building to board their Orion spacecraft atop NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket as part of the Artemis II Countdown Demonstration Test, December 20, 2025
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Artemis II Crew Rehearse Launch Day Demonstration

  • December 20, 2025
The four astronauts set to fly around the Moon during NASA’s Artemis II test flight depart the Neil…
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Image shows the America 250 logo in black, red, blue colors painted on the white solid rocket boosters of NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 1, 2025.
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NASA’s Moon Rocket Celebrates 250 Years of American Innovation

  • December 3, 2025
NASA is marking America’s 250th year with a bold new symbol of the nation’s relentless drive to explore.…
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