1-17-2026

Artemis II Rolls Out of the VAB!

NASA has successfully begun the historic rollout of the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center.

First motion occurred at 7:04 a.m. EST as the 322-foot-tall rocket emerged from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).

Following the rollout, several critical tests must be completed before the final launch.

Artemis II is the first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years, carrying astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen

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