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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

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

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

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

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 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 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 to roll SLS and Orion to pad as Artemis II final pad work begins — Nasa.gov

NASA to roll SLS and Orion to pad as Artemis II final pad work begins

NASA will roll its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida as the agency begins final integration, testing and launch rehearsals for the Artemis II crewed test flight. NASA is targeting no earlier than Saturday, Jan. 17, to begin

Artemis II crew rehearses Orion boarding during countdown test at Kennedy — Nasa.gov

Artemis II crew rehearses Orion boarding during countdown test at Kennedy

Artemis II crewmembers rehearsed boarding their Orion spacecraft during a countdown demonstration test inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew included NASA astronauts Christina Koch (mission specialist), Victor Glover (pilot), and Reid Wiseman (commander), and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen (mission specialist), and