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NASA’s Artemis II moon rocket moves to launch pad

NASA rolled out an 11 million-pound moon rocket in preparation for astronauts' launch

NASA moved a 322-foot-tall rocket out to the launchpad on Saturday, a key step as the agency prepares for a long-awaited mission to send four astronauts around the moon.

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NASA hauls Artemis II moon rocket to launch pad for February flight

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The start of a very long journey: NASA’s Artemis moon rocket makes the slow trip to its launch pad

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Artemis II: Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad

Nasa's mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the final preparations get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

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Artemis mission live: NASA's mega-rocket painstakingly crawls towards launch pad

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NASA inches closer to moon rocket launch

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NASA Rolled Out Artemis —Here’s Why It Matters

According to NASA’s press release, “The Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft that will carry four astronauts around the Moon is rolling to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kenn...

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Rocket on the move ahead of first moon mission for more than 50 years

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Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission

Watch: Timelapse shows Nasa rocket's 12-hour journey to launch pad

The gigantic Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket and Orion Space Capsule was moved from Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to a launch pad around four miles (6.4km) away. The rocket was carefully transported at a top speed of 0.82 mph (1.3 km/h), with the journey taking almost 12 hours on Saturday.

NASA Executes Rare Medical Evacuation From the International Space Station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission returned safely to Earth after 167 days in orbit, completing hundreds of hours of research aboard the International Space Station.

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Here's the list of all 2026 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida

Florida's Space Coast — home of NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station — remains the reigning rocket launch capital of the world. Last year ushered in a new annual record of 109 orbital launches,

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Nasa to launch emergency return mission for astronaut suffering mystery health issue

Four crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing for a medical evacuation on Wednesday after one of the astronauts suffered an undisclosed health issue. Nasa ’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission will return to Earth aboard a Dragon capsule at 5.05pm EST (10:05pm in the UK), several weeks ahead of schedule.

After medical issue, SpaceX Crew-11 set to depart space station for overnight splashdown

NASA gave the go for the SpaceX Crew-11 mission to depart the International Space Station on Wednesday headed for an overnight splashdown back on Earth in the Pacific Ocean.

321 Launch: Space news you may have missed over the past week (Jan. 12)

The launch is set to occur no earlier than 12:42 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The mission will be a Falcon 9 rocket sending the company's next batch of 29 Starlink internet satellites to orbit.