Artemis II To Be Moved From Launch Pad

[Irag8er]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643254194768424960

 

[Ben Dhyani]

^ A few months late but it's great news, NASA astronauts finally back to the moon, though not landing on this first mission.

NASA is Looking to Launch Artemis II by February

NASA announced that Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon since the Apollo Era, will launch by February 2026. The crew has named their spacecraft

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NASA is Looking to Launch Artemis II by February​

NASA is preparing to send crewed missions to the Moon for the first time since the end of the Apollo Era over fifty years ago. With the success of Artemis I, which sent an uncrewed Orion spacecraft on a circumlunar flight and set a new distance record for a crew-capable spacecraft, NASA is gearing up for Artemis II. This mission, which NASA is now targeting for no sooner than February 5th, 2026 (and no later than April), will transport a four-person crew around the Moon without landing and return them home ten days later. The announcement was made during a news conference on September 23rd at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC).

 

[Ben Dhyani]

This first mission will send astronauts around the moon, no landing, following mission should see first manned landing on the moon since Apollo days!

Coverage, Briefing Set for NASA’s Artemis II Moon Rocket Roll to Pad - NASA
Set for NASA’s Artemis II Moon Rocket Roll to Pad
Rollout to the pad marks another milestone leading up to the Artemis II mission. In the coming weeks, NASA will complete final preparations of the rocket and, if needed, rollback SLS and Orion to the Vehicle Assembly Building for additional work. While the Artemis II launch window opens as early as Friday, Feb. 6, the mission management team will assess flight readiness after the wet dress rehearsal across the spacecraft, launch https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/artemisii.jpg?resize=1380,2048infrastructure, and the crew and operations teams before selecting a launch date.

https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/artemisii.jpg?resize=1380,2048

 

[Irag8er]

Our "wet dress rehearsal" for Artemis II is underway at
@NASAKennedy! Watch our static feed as teams practice fueling the rocket and conduct a simulated launch countdown as we prepare for the real thing: https://youtu.be/5zDlM8d4Q7gReal-time Artemis updates: http://nasa.gov/blogs/artemis

https://twitter.com/x/status/2018361967644127646

 

[Irag8er]

NASA to Rollback Artemis II Rocket, Spacecraft​

NASA to Rollback Artemis II Rocket, Spacecraft - NASA

Weather pending, NASA will roll the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis II off the launch pad at the agency’s Kennedy Space

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[Lostpuppy]

There goes my March tripHere’s to April!