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Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission

Nasa's mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the final preparations get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

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NASA rolled out an 11 million-pound moon rocket in preparation for astronauts' launch

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NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad ahead of Artemis 2 mission

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NASA’s Rocket Rolls To Launch Pad As Countdown Begins For First Crewed Moon Mission In 50 Years

NASA on Saturday moved its giant Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad, marking a major step towards its first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

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NASA rolls giant SLS rocket to launchpad for second Artemis moon mission

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Explained: Why Artemis II will carry astronauts to the moon, but not land

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NASA's Artemis II Mega Rocket Arrives At Launch Pad For Historic Moon Mission: What Happens Next?

The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft has reached Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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NASA’s new moon rocket moves to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February

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NASA Begins to Roll Out of Artemis II Rocket Ahead of Launch

NASA's Artemis II craft meets the launch pad ahead of crewed lunar orbit

The goal of the Artemis program is to eventually send Americans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, with the longer term goal of achieving missions to Mars. The launch of Artemis II follows the original Artemis launch, which sent a crewless craft into space in 2022.

SpaceX aims for year’s 4th Space Coast launch today if weather cooperates

NASA also announced that the next crewed mission, Crew-12, which for now is targeting a Feb. 15 launch, will be from SLC-40. Normally SpaceX uses Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A for its Crew Dragon flights, but did use SLC-40 once for Crew-9 in 2024. All four of SpaceX’s 2025 human spaceflights were from KSC.

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NASA’s Pandora Satellite Launches Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9

Aside from Pandora, the launch also carried dozens of additional satellites, including two NASA-sponsored CubeSats.

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Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX rocket launch schedule in Florida

Florida's Space Coast just hosted a record-shattering 109 orbital rocket launches during 2025, soaring beyond all previous annual records. Will this year's final total surpass that lofty sum from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA's Kennedy Space Center?