NASA has begun rolling out the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, marking a key milestone ahead of its upcoming crewed Moon mission. (PICS/ AFP) (INFO: NASA)
Updated On: 2026-03-20 01:46 PM IST
Compiled by : Anushree Gaikwad
The journey to the launch pad is expected to take nearly 12 hours, with the crawler-transporter carrying the rocket and spacecraft about four miles along the crawlerway
However, engineers had earlier identified a technical issue that prevented helium from flowing to the rocket’s upper stage, prompting a return to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs
Artemis II is set to carry four astronauts, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency, on a 10-day mission around the Moon and back
The mission will mark the first crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis program
