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NASA delays Artemis II moon launch to March after hydrogen leaks — Static01.nyt.com

NASA delays Artemis II moon launch to March after hydrogen leaks

NASA announced on Feb. 3, 2026, that it would not try to launch Artemis II until at least March after it was unable to complete a wet dress rehearsal for the mission at Launchpad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The two-day rehearsal, which began on Sunday, involves

Artemis II wet dress rehearsal countdown progresses at Kennedy Space Center — Images-assets.nasa.gov

Artemis II wet dress rehearsal countdown progresses at Kennedy Space Center

NASA continued the countdown for the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal, a fueling test of the Space Launch System rocket, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Early this morning, at approximately L-39 hours and 30 minutes, teams powered up the rocket’s core stage. Teams monitored all

Countdown begins for Artemis II wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center — Nasa.gov

Countdown begins for Artemis II wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center

The countdown for the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal is underway at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The countdown clock began at 8:13 p.m. EST, or L-48 hours, 40 minutes before the opening of a simulated launch window at 9 pm. Mon, Feb. 2. The test

NASA Johnson celebrates 25 years of continuous space station habitation — Nasa.gov

NASA Johnson celebrates 25 years of continuous space station habitation

NASA’s Johnson Space Center brought the International Space Station’s 25-year legacy to the public on Jan. 24, 2026, during a community day event in Houston at Space Center Houston. The celebration highlighted a quarter century of continuous human presence in space, noting how astronauts living and working aboard

Doug Parkinson leads SLS launch integration and mission operations at NASA — Nasa.gov

Doug Parkinson leads SLS launch integration and mission operations at NASA

Doug Parkinson serves as NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lead for Launch Integration and Mission Operations at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. He guides engineers who monitor the rocket during testing, pre-launch, and launch activities; he joined NASA in 1999 and moved to the SLS program in

Networks keeping NASA’s Artemis II mission connected around the Moon — Nasa.gov

Networks keeping NASA’s Artemis II mission connected around the Moon

NASA’s Artemis II mission will carry four astronauts around the Moon, and the agency is relying on its Near Space Network and Deep Space Network to carry voice, images, video and mission data during launch, translunar cruise, lunar orbit and return, under oversight by the agency’s SCaN (Space

NASA posts Widely Attended Gatherings determinations listing events and dates — Nasa.gov

NASA posts Widely Attended Gatherings determinations listing events and dates

NASA published Widely Attended Gatherings (WAGs) determinations that list specific events and dates, including Leaders for a Better Louisiana at Adams and Reese (1.28.26), California Manufacturers and Technology Association Reception (1.23.26), Goddard Memorial Dinner (3.13.26) and the ISS 25th Anniversary (1.19.26). The

How to view NASA’s Artemis II moon launch from Florida’s Space Coast — Static01.nyt.com

How to view NASA’s Artemis II moon launch from Florida’s Space Coast

NASA is preparing to send four astronauts on the Artemis II lunar flyby, the first crewed flight around the moon in more than 50 years, from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida; the mission could launch as early as Feb. 6, according to The New York

NASA prepares wet dress rehearsal to fuel Artemis II at Kennedy Space Center — Images-assets.nasa.gov

NASA prepares wet dress rehearsal to fuel Artemis II at Kennedy Space Center

Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are preparing the SLS rocket, Orion spacecraft, and ground infrastructure for a wet dress rehearsal ahead of the Artemis II test flight, with a simulated launch possible as early as Saturday, Jan. 31. The wet dress rehearsal is a prelaunch test

Dustin Gohmert on Orion pressure suits for Artemis II — Nasa.gov

Dustin Gohmert on Orion pressure suits for Artemis II

In an audio excerpt, Dustin Gohmert, Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, described the specialized pressure suits astronauts will wear inside the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission around the Moon. The suits are designed to protect the crew throughout their

NASA selects 34 volunteers to track Orion during Artemis II lunar mission — Nasa.gov

NASA selects 34 volunteers to track Orion during Artemis II lunar mission

NASA has selected 34 global volunteers to track the Orion spacecraft during the crewed Artemis II mission’s roughly 10-day journey around the Moon. Participants, chosen from a request for proposals published in August 2025, include commercial service providers, academic institutions, government agencies and individual amateur radio enthusiasts. Using their

Artemis II crew begins quarantine in Houston ahead of lunar flyaround — Nasa.gov

Artemis II crew begins quarantine in Houston ahead of lunar flyaround

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, entered quarantine late Friday in Houston as they prepare to fly around the Moon on the Artemis II mission. The crew’s quarantine is part of the health stabilization program, which typically starts

Artemis II will carry historic keepsakes aboard Orion on crewed lunar test flight — Images-assets.nasa.gov

Artemis II will carry historic keepsakes aboard Orion on crewed lunar test flight

NASA’s Artemis II mission will carry a collection of mementos in its official flight kit aboard the Orion spacecraft as it carries four astronauts around the Moon on the first crewed test flight of the Artemis campaign. The spacecraft will launch atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The

Artemis II begins pad preparations at Kennedy for upcoming wet dress rehearsal

NASA’s Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived at Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, and engineers began preparations for an upcoming wet dress rehearsal, a fueling test of the rocket set to occur before launch. Technicians hooked up

NASA rolls Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B — Nasa.gov

NASA rolls Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B

An image released Jan. 17, 2026 shows NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and being carried to Launch Pad 39B. The massive Crawler-Transporter, upgraded for the Artemis program, moved the rocket and spacecraft

NASA credits Trump policies for space program progress in first year of second term — Nasa.gov

NASA credits Trump policies for space program progress in first year of second term

One year into President Donald J. Trump’s second term, NASA says it has delivered measurable progress across human spaceflight, science, aeronautics and cutting‑edge technology, calling these advances the start of a new Golden Age of American space leadership driven by clear national direction and historic investment through the

NASA rolls Artemis II rocket to pad ahead of critical fueling test — Helios-i.mashable.com

NASA rolls Artemis II rocket to pad ahead of critical fueling test

NASA rolled the Artemis II Space Launch System and its mobile launcher to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on Jan. 17, 2026, preparing for a high‑stakes fueling exercise that must succeed before four astronauts can fly around the moon. The 11‑million‑pound, 322‑

Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft arrive at Launch Pad 39B — Nasa.gov

Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft arrive at Launch Pad 39B

At 6:42 p.m. EST on Saturday, Jan. 17, NASA’s Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft reached Launch Pad 39B after a nearly 12-hour journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Hours earlier, crawler-transporter 2 began its 4-mile trek

NASA rolls Artemis II rocket to launchpad at Kennedy Space Center — Static01.nyt.com

NASA rolls Artemis II rocket to launchpad at Kennedy Space Center

NASA began moving the Space Launch System vehicle, the Orion capsule and the launch tower from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center on Saturday as the agency prepares the crewed Artemis II lunar flyby. The crawler transported about 14 million pounds of hardware 4.2

Artemis II SLS and Orion begin roll to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy — Nasa.gov

Artemis II SLS and Orion begin roll to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy

The SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft that will carry four astronauts around the Moon began rolling to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Jan. 17. The four-mile trek started at 7:04 a.m. EST and is expected to take up to 12

Artemis II to send four astronauts around the Moon on Orion test flight — Nasa.gov

Artemis II to send four astronauts around the Moon on Orion test flight

Artemis II is NASA’s first crewed test flight in the Artemis campaign. Four astronauts — NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — will fly aboard the Orion spacecraft to confirm systems operate as designed in the deep space environment. The mission

NASA to roll Artemis II rocket to Pad 39B starting Jan. 17 — Nasa.gov

NASA to roll Artemis II rocket to Pad 39B starting Jan. 17

NASA is targeting no earlier than 7 a.m. EST on Saturday, Jan. 17, to begin rolling its integrated SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A pre-rollout mission

NASA opens Mars to Table challenge to design Earth‑independent food system — Nasa.gov

NASA opens Mars to Table challenge to design Earth‑independent food system

NASA has launched the Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table, a global competition inviting chefs, innovators, culinary experts, higher‑education students and citizen scientists to design a complete, Earth‑independent food system for long‑duration space missions. The effort is tied to Artemis II, which will send four astronauts

NASA opens media accreditation for Artemis II at Johnson Space Center — Nasa.gov

NASA opens media accreditation for Artemis II at Johnson Space Center

NASA has opened media accreditation to attend Artemis II mission activities at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, where flight controllers in mission control will manage the test flight after liftoff. Artemis II is targeted to launch no earlier Friday, Feb. 6, and will send NASA astronauts Reid

Engineer Richard Wear supports propulsion testing at NASA Stennis during Artemis II preparations — Nasa.gov

Engineer Richard Wear supports propulsion testing at NASA Stennis during Artemis II preparations

Richard Wear said it is an honor to be working at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, as NASA prepares to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years on the Artemis II mission. Wear is acting chief of the