NASA's giant moon rocket is back on the launch pad. NASA's Space Launch System rocket is back on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center for the Artemis 2 mission.
NASA's giant moon rocket is back on the launch pad. NASA's Space Launch System rocket is back on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center for the Artemis 2 mission. Eric Lagatta USA TODAY March 20, 2026, 12:12 p.m. ET AI Overview New photos show NASA's SLS rocket vertical once again in Florida AI Generated by USA TODAY NASA has rolled its 322‑foot Space Launch System rocket back to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center as the Artemis 2 crew begins a quarantine period before the planned April launch. The mission will send four astronauts on a 10‑day lunar flyby, marking the first U.S. crewed moon mission in five decades and paving the way for future landings. Key points: The 322‑foot Space Launch System (SLS) rocket was moved back to Launch Pad 39B on March 20, 2026, starting around 12:20 a.m. ET. The rollout was delayed from the night before due to high winds in Cape Canaveral. Artemis 2 astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy H...