"NASA EGS Prepares for Artemis II Stacking Amid Uncertain Schedule"
NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program at Kennedy Space Center is preparing for the delayed Artemis II mission, which has been pushed to September 2025 due to issues with the Orion spacecraft. EGS is certifying new ground systems to support crewed launches of the Orion spacecraft with its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and is finishing validations for Mobile Launcher and Pad 39B systems. The program is also preparing for stacking the SLS solid rocket booster hardware for Artemis II, with hopes of beginning the process later this year.