NASA, Artemis 2
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NASA's Artemis II astronauts launched Wednesday, April 1, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending America back to the moon for first time since 1972.
NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket was rolled out to the Launch Complex 3B at the Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 4, 2022 ahead of its new mid-November launch window. [Full Story](https://www.space.com/artemis-1-moon-rocket-launch-pad-arrival-photos) Artemis 1 will be the first test flight of the agency's new Space Launch System megarocket and the Orion crew capsule.
The Artemis II flight will mark the first time the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft have ever transported astronauts.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA begun fueling its moon rocket Wednesday for humanity’s first lunar trip in more than half a century, aiming for an evening liftoff with four astronauts.
Artemis II mission will take 4 astronauts on a trip around the moon. The vehicle that will send them there? A massive NASA Space Launch System rocket.
Artemis 2 will be the first human lunar mission since the Apollo program ended in 1972. The 10-day mission will test the Orion capsule with astronauts aboard by flying around the moon. NASA is targeting an April 1 launch for the historic mission from the ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA fueled its moon rocket Wednesday for humanity’s first lunar trip in more than half a century, aiming for an evening liftoff with four astronauts.
NASA prepares Artemis II, the first crewed flight of SLS, to orbit the Moon and test Orion spacecraft systems.