Artemis II
Thu, Feb 05
|Kennedy Space Center
Artemis II Launch. No earlier than (NET) February 5th, 2026. NASA's second space launch system (SLS) launch for the Artemis program to return astonauts to the Moon and Mars.
Time & Location
Feb 05, 2026, 6:00 PM – Apr 30, 2026, 9:00 PM
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899, USA
About the event
The fully assembled SLS (Space Launch System) core stage for the Artemis II test flight is suspended 225 feet in the air inside the newly renovated High Bay 2 at Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building. The core stage was lifted to enable engineers to complete work before it is stacked on mobile launcher 1 with other rocket elements. With the move to High Bay 2, technicians now have 360-degree tip to tail access to the core stage, both internally and externally.
Image Credit: NASA