Exploration Ground Systems

NASA Reassessing Artemis II Rollout as Ground Teams Make Up Time 

Due to quicker than expected completion of close-out activities, NASA now may roll out the Artemis II rocket from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad…

NASA Eyes New Date for Artemis II Rocket Rollout

Teams are now targeting no earlier than Friday, March 20, to roll NASA’s Artemis II rocket from the Vehicle Assembly…

NASA Repairs Upper Stage Helium Flow, Preps Continue Ahead of Rollout

With NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft in the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s…

NASA Adds Mission to Artemis Lunar Program, Updates Architecture

As part of a Golden Age of exploration and discovery, NASA announced Friday, Feb. 27, the agency is increasing its cadence of…

NASA Artemis II Rocket Returns for Repairs 

The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis II mission arrived at the Vehicle Assembly Building from Launch Pad…

NASA Artemis II Rocket Rolls Back to Vehicle Assembly Building

Editor’s Note: The launch director gave the “go” for rollback at 9:28 a.m. EST followed by first motion 10 minutes…

First Motion Set for Artemis II Rollback

NASA is targeting approximately 9 a.m. EST, Wednesday, Feb. 25, to begin rolling the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and…

NASA Targets Artemis II Rollback on Wednesday

Due to weather, NASA now is targeting early Wednesday, Feb. 25, to roll the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and…