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NASA Prepares To Launch First Manned Mission to Circle Moon in Decades

The launch window for the Artemis II crew begins on Wednesday at 6:24 p.m.

NASA's Artemis II moon rocket with the Orion spacecraft rolls back toward the vehicle assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on February 25, 2026.
NASA's Artemis II moon rocket with the Orion spacecraft rolls back toward the vehicle assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on February 25, 2026. John Raoux/AP