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NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad

NASA rolled out an 11 million-pound moon rocket in preparation for astronauts' launch

NASA moved the rocket slated to carry four astronauts around the moon to the launch pad on Saturday, a key step as the Artemis II moon mission nears.

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NASA rolls Artemis 2 rocket to the pad ahead of historic moon launch

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Artemis 2 update: NASA to wheel historic, 11 million-pound rocket to the launch pad this weekend

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Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission

Nasa's mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the final preparations get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

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NASA preparing first mission around the moon since 1970s

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Nasa moon rocket creeps to its launchpad in preparation for astronaut flight

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NASA inches closer to moon rocket launch

The hourslong roll out marked a new milestone for the Artemis II mission which is aiming to have astronauts slingshot around the moon.

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NASA delivers 11MILLION lbs rocket to launch pad as countdown to historic moon mission begins

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Rocket on the move ahead of first moon mission for more than 50 years

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NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad ahead of Artemis 2 mission

NASA on Saturday rolled out its towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft as it began preparations for its first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years.

SpaceX aims for year’s 4th Space Coast launch today if weather cooperates

NASA also announced that the next crewed mission, Crew-12, which for now is targeting a Feb. 15 launch, will be from SLC-40. Normally SpaceX uses Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A for its Crew Dragon flights, but did use SLC-40 once for Crew-9 in 2024. All four of SpaceX’s 2025 human spaceflights were from KSC.