Artemis II Nears Launch Readiness with Pad Rollout and January Rehearsals
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NASA is moving Artemis II toward its first crewed lunar mission by rolling the SLS/Orion stack to Launch Pad 39B for final integration and test rehearsals, including a wet dress rehearsal planned for late January. The eight-member crew will undergo countdown and life-support testing ahead of a flight readiness review and a series of launch opportunities from late January through April 2026. Engineers are addressing last-minute hardware fixes and weather constraints while aiming for a safe, on-time launch on a free-return trajectory to the Moon.
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