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Media aim their remote cameras at NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, March 29, 2026. | Bill Ingalls, NASA
April 1, 2026

Countdown is on for Artemis II launch to the moon

A two-hour launch window will open at 6:24 p.m. Wednesday for the manned Artemis II mission.…

By Brendan Byrne - Central Florida Public Media

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NASA's SLS rocket makes its journey Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, from Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B. | Derek Demeter, Central Florida Public Media
January 21, 2026

NASA’s moon rocket readies for Artemis astronaut mission

The SLS rocket arrived at its launch pad Saturday. Teams are working toward a launch as early as Feb. 6.…

By Brendan Byrne - Central Florida Public Media