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Construction on SpaceX’s Gigabay processing facility at Kennedy Space Center continues to prepare Starship production, while nearby work on Starship’s launch tower progresses.
NASA will roll the Artemis II stack—from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center, a roughly four-mile trek that could take up to 12 hours, on March 19 in preparation for an April 1 liftoff (with backup windows through early April and into May). The four-astronaut crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen—will fly a 10-day lunar mission, the first beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. Following a hydrogen-leak issue and a prior wet-dress rehearsal, NASA does not plan another WDR for this rollout. Live coverage is available via Space.com and NASA.
NASA’s Artemis 2 mission’s Space Launch System rocket rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs after a helium-flow issue, with teams aiming to return it to Launch Pad 39B no earlier than April 1. The four astronauts remain in quarantine, and officials must complete fueling checks and other inspections before liftoff on a roughly 10‑day lunar mission from Kennedy Space Center.
NASA’s Artemis II stack is moving from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center for rollout, with a series of media events on Jan. 16–17 and live streams. The mission will carry astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen aboard Orion atop the SLS; the 11-million-pound stack will traverse about a mile per hour over up to 12 hours. Final launch timing remains subject to readiness and weather, with the earliest window as soon as Feb. 6 and a possible rollback if needed. NASA will post updates on its Artemis blog.