NASA’s Artemis II Rocket’s crewed mission around the Moon

On Saturday, NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft reached Launch Pad 39B after a nearly 12-hour journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US.

The four-mile trek is expected to take up to 12 hours. The earliest launch window for the approximately ten-day mission around the Moon opens on February 6th. According to NASA, engineers and technicians will prepare the Artemis II rocket for the wet dress rehearsal, a test of fueling operations and countdown procedures in the coming days.