NASA technicians started working on the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) upper-stage helium-flow issue shortly after the rocket reached the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on February 25, 2026. In ...

NASA has at least another 8 miles of terrestrial travel to accomplish before it can take on a 600,000-mile trip to space. With a problem in the Artemis II rocket’s upper stage that cannot be fixed at ...

Update for 9:50 p.m. ET on March 18: NASA now says that it will hit its original target rollout date of March 19, thanks to faster-than-expected work on the Artemis 2 stack in the Vehicle Assembly ...

NASA is preparing to roll the Artemis II rocket from its launch site at Kennedy Space Center back into the Vehicle Assembly Building, delaying a mission launching four astronauts on a trip around the ...

NASA has released initial launch windows for Artemis II, the first crewed spaceflight beyond Earth orbit in over 50 years, with the earliest opportunity on February 6. The mission will send four ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Artemis II rocket and spacecraft completed the 4-mile trek to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center on Friday morning, March 20, 2026. The 11-million-pound stack docked at Launch ...

NASA has identified six potential launch dates in April 2026 for its Artemis II mission. Artemis II had to be rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) due to a helium leak, which has been ...

It's only been a month since NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean to wrap up their 10-mission around the moon, and the space agency is already readying the rocket for the ...

NASA aims to launch the crewed Artemis II mission around the moon in April, intending to test systems and profiles for future lunar landing attempts. Officials acknowledge the mission carries ...