KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft mega moon rocket for the Artemis II crewed moonshot mission completed its rollback from launch pad 39B to the VAB where it arrived around 8 p.m. EST, Feb. 25, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida – to fix the helium flow interruption issue detected in the ICPS upper stage during
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft mega moon rocket for the Artemis II crewed moonshot mission has begun its rollback from launch pad 39B to the VAB at 9:38 a.m. EST, Feb. 25, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida – to fix the helium flow interruption issue detected in the ICPS upper stage during testing overnight Feb. 21
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Bad news for NASA Artemis II launch! An issue with interruption of highly purified helium gas flow was detected in the ICPS upper stage during testing overnight Feb. 21 at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida forcing rollback to the VAB. Helium is required in various SLS systems for pressurization and
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER PRESS SITE, FL – The Artemis II crew as well as new NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman participated in a media briefing event at 9 a.m. ET during the rocket rollout at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Jan 17, 2026 The Artemis II crew comprises Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch of NASA,
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER PRESS SITE, FL – NASA’s Artemis II SLS Orion rocket destined to carry the first humans to the Moon on a history making mission as soon as early February was rolled out to launchpad 39B on 17 Jan 2026 over 12 hours stretching from dawn to dusk The rollout of the 11-million-pound Artemis II SLS/Orion rocket integrated
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – The countdown clock is ticking for the nighttime liftoff of NASA’s $4.1 Billion Artemis 1 Moon rocket just past midnight on Wed. Nov. 16 from launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Center in Florida on an uncrewed lunar test flight around the Moon and back – after NASA managers cleared the
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM PLAYALINDA BEACH/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Here’s a last look at NASA’s Artemis 1 Moon rocket standing vertical at launch pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Nov. 7, just prior to the impending landfall of Hurricane Nicole on Florida’s East Coast tracking for overnight Thursday, Nov. 10 and consequently face hurricane
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – For the fourth and hopefully final time NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket integrated with the Orion crew spacecraft for the Artemis I mission rolled out to launch pad 39B from the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida starting just before midnight Friday, Nov. 4, ahead of the next
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA announced that technicians are repairing the leaking hydrogen fuel line on the mammoth Artemis 1 Moon rocket out at launch pad 39B which in turn will enable the team to carry out a full tanking demonstration test of super cold cryogenics to verify whether the dangerous leak has been fixed out at the pad
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA announced the agency is tentatively targeting August 29 as the launch date for the maiden flight of the mammoth SLS Mega Moon rocket on the Artemis 1 unpiloted lunar test flight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC). NASA officials determined that the 4th Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) Tanking Test conducted