NASA for the first time has announced launch windows for the first crewed spaceflight beyond Earth orbit in more than half a century. The space agency on Friday said it is making final preparations ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...