NASA’s Artemis II rocket reaches launch pad
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The crawler carrying the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft was built 60 years ago to haul NASA’s Saturn V rockets, then kept around for the Space Shuttle Program. Now, the vehicle is back to its original purpose of positioning Moon-bound rockets on their launch pads.
SpaceX is set to launch its third mission of the year from the Space Coast on Monday afternoon while preparing for the early return later this week of Crew-11 from the International Space Station.
SpaceX is gearing up for its third rocket launch of 2026 from Vandenberg in California, which you can watch either in person or via livestream at home.