NASA says March 6 earliest date for Artemis 2 lunar launch

NASA on Friday set March 6 as the earliest possible launch date for Artemis 2, the first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

Lori Glaze, a senior official with the US space agency, cautioned that pad work, a flight readiness review and a dress rehearsal analysis needed to be completed in order to meet that date. NASA rehearsed the launch of its massive SLS rocket on Thursday. Three American astronauts and one Canadian make up the Artemis 2 crew.