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Artemis II rocket rolls to launch pad

Is SLS still the most powerful rocket? 5 facts as Artemis 2 rolls out

With Artemis II, SLS could become the most powerful rocket ever to launch humans. Its four main engines burn roughly 700,000 gallons of ultra-cold fuel, producing enough oomph to keep eight Boeing 747s aloft. Future versions of SLS, if they come to fruition, could deliver even greater power.

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NASA's SLS rocket rolls to launch pad head of Artemis II moon mission

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

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Watch NASA roll huge Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad today

NASA will roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on Saturday (Jan. 17), and you can watch the slow-moving action live.

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NASA’s Artemis II mission to the moon is inching toward the launch pad

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NASA moving forward with Artemis II launch to moon — potentially in February

Ars Technica

NASA’s next Moonship reaches last stop before launch pad

The Orion spacecraft, which will fly four people around the Moon, arrived inside the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida late Thursday night, ready to be stacked on top of its rocket for launch early next year.

Orlando Sentinel

NASA’s SLS rocket for moonbound Artemis II mission fully stacked at KSC

Despite the ongoing government shutdown, NASA managed to complete a major milestone in its effort to send astronauts back to the moon. Last week, teams completed the stacking of the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System rocket at Kennedy Space ...

NextBigFuture

NASA Readies Orion Abort Safety For First Manned Human Moon Mission in 50 Years – Feb-April 2026

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket is getting ready to send four astronauts from Earth on a journey around the Moon in 2026. Engineers have upgraded the agency’s Moon SLS rocket inside and out after the Artemis 1 launch. SLS flew a good ...

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Blue Origin launches huge rocket carrying twin NASA spacecraft to Mars

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/John Raoux) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket ...

The Advocate

Meet the Louisiana native helping NASA build its next rocket to the moon

In as soon as six weeks, NASA plans to send four astronauts back to the moon. Not to land on it just yet, though that's set to take place on the following mission. This time, they aim to travel in a wide orbit around the moon’s dark side — the first ...