NASA has given the 10-day Artemis II mission the green light after its flight readiness review, and the weather outlook remains favorable.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket was rolled out to the Launch Complex 3B at the Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 4, 2022 ahead of its new mid-November launch window. [Full Story](https://www.space.com/artemis-1-moon-rocket-launch-pad-arrival-photos) Artemis 1 will be the first test flight of the agency's new Space Launch System megarocket and the Orion crew capsule.

NASA's Artemis II mission is set to launch as early as Wednesday, April 1 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

After a trip back out to the launch pad, NASA's Artemis II rocket will be readied for a historic flight to the moon.

NASA teams have given the 'go' for the Artemis II launch, with liftoff targeted for as soon as April 1.

NASA continues to target Wednesday (April 1) for the launch of its Artemis 2 mission to fly astronauts around the moon, and says teams are tracking zero technical issues leading up to the liftoff window.

NASA crews at Kennedy Space Center start launch countdown procedures for Artemis II, preparing the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft with safety and weather protocols in place.

Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen waves from his car before flying out of Ellington Airport for Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 27, 2026. The astronauts heading to the moon on the Artemis II mission left Houston on Friday morning to fly to the ...

Get ready for an epic journey as Artemis II launches on April 1, 2026, with a crew bound for a 10-day mission around the moon!

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