Artemis II edges toward liftoff as SLS rolls to the launchpad
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NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion moved to the Kennedy Space Center launchpad for Artemis II, a 10‑day crewed lunar flyby planned for February. The 98-meter rocket rolled out to the pad with commander Reid Wiseman and crew—Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen—on board. The mission will not orbit or land on the Moon this time; NASA plans a fueling test in early February and a launch window in the first half of February before March.
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