NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft stand at Launch Complex 39B on Tuesday, March 31, ahead of the planned launch of Artemis 2. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now For
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft stand at Launch Complex 39B on Tuesday, March 31, ahead of the planned launch of Artemis 2. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now For
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis 2 mission specialist; NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis 2 mission specialist; NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis 2 pilot;
NASA’s Orion spacecraft sits atop the Space Launch System rocket prior to rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building and making the four-mile journey to Launch Complex 39B. Image: Adam
Technicians and engineers perform prelaunch work on the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft inside the Vehicle Assembly Building on Feb. 26, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now NASA plans
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) Centaur 5 upper stage for the Vulcan Certification-1 (Cert-1) flight heads into pressure cell testing. Image: United Launch Alliance NASA officially selected United Launch Alliance’s Centaur
NASA’s crawler-transporter 2, carrying NASA’s Artemis 2 SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft secured to mobile launcher 1, rolls back Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, to the Vehicle
A closeup view shows the NASA’s Artemis 2 SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft and launch abort system atop at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space
The countdown clock at the Kennedy Space Center Press Site stops at T-29 seconds at the end of the second terminal countdown demonstration, bringing an end to the wet dress
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is seen at Launch Complex 39B in the midst of pre-launch testing for the Artemis 2 mission. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now NASA will try again
Base of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket where the tail service masts feed propellants into the rocket’s core stage. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now. NASA is loading liquid hydrogen aboard






