SLS Rocket Launch Date

NASA Artemis II moon mission could launch as early as Apr. 1

NASA rocket photos ahead of Artemis launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida

4 NASA astronauts will venture around the moon during a 10-day flight to help pave the way for future human lunar exploration missions.

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NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket arrives back at the launch pad

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NASA's Artemis II SLS rocket rolls out to KSC pad ahead of moon mission

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A behind-the-scenes look at astronauts training for the Artemis moon mission

NASA is going back to the moon more than a half-century after Apollo.

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What to know about the 4 people launching to make history around the moon

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NASA's Artemis astronauts enter final preparations for Moon mission

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What time is NASA's Artemis 2 moon launch on April 1?

It will send four astronauts on a roughly 10-day journey around the moon and safely back to Earth on board the Orion capsule.

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They're here! Artemis II astronauts arrive at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

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Astronauts fired up for approaching Artemis Moon mission

Morning Overview on MSN

NASA’s Artemis II SLS rocket returns to Launch Pad 39B for processing

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission arrived back at Launch Pad 39B on March 20, 2026, completing a round trip to the Vehicle Assembly Building that consumed nearly a month of the mission’s schedule.

NASA's giant moon rocket is back on the launch pad. See new photos of SLS

NASA's giant moon rocket is back on the launch pad in Florida, setting the stage for what appears to be an imminent launch of the Artemis 2 mission.

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Is NASA SLS rocket visible before Artemis II launch? Public viewing options explained

NASA’s Artemis II SLS rocket is on its Florida launch pad, and visitors can see it from several Titusville parks or at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex before the mission around the moon.

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NASA to roll back SLS moon rocket after Artemis delay. How to watch

NASA's towering Space Launch System rocket is about to depart the launch pad in Florida where it has been vertical for more than a month in anticipation of the first U.S. human lunar mission in decades. There it sat at Launch Pad 39B for weeks as the ...