NASA's Artemis II SLS rocket is visible on its Florida launch pad ahead of its mission. The mission will send four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon. Several public parks in Titusville and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offer viewing opportunities.

Artemis program, the Artemis II rocket has reached its launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, marking the final stretch before its highly anticipated mission to the Moon. On March 20, 2026, the powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft were carefully transported to Launch Pad 39B,

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Nasa's giant Moon rocket has returned to its launch pad for a second time, ahead of a mission to send astronauts around the Moon – something not attempted in more than 50 years. The 98m tall Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft made a four mile journey from their assembly building to Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The Artemis II rocket and spacecraft completed the 4-mile trek to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center on Friday morning, March 20, 2026.

NASA's Artemis II rocket rollout is complete after a wind delay overnight, according to officials. The process was supposed to start at 8 p.m. on Thursday, moving the rocket from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center.

If the latest repairs work and everything else goes NASA's way, the Space Launch System could blast off as early as April 1.