Crawler-transporter 2: Artemis II Moon Rocket Launchpad Move | NASA Kennedy

Crawler-transporter 2: Artemis II Moon Rocket Launchpad Move | NASA Kennedy

NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 moves toward the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. The crawler will transport NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft to Launch Complex 39B. The Artemis II SLS together with Orion will launch Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), around the Moon and back to Earth no later than April 2026.

Launch is currently scheduled for "no later than April 2026."

Check the NASA Artemis II Mission page for updates:

https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/

Learn more about NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket: nasa.gov/sls

Follow updates on the Artemis blog: 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/

Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky
Image Date: Jan. 9, 2026
Release Date: Jan. 14, 2026

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