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Artemis II launch. Photo: NASA

Live broadcast: Artemis II launched on first manned flight around the moon since Apollo

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The Artemis II mission is set to be the first manned flight of the Artemis program, with four astronauts in the Orion spacecraft to orbit the Moon and back, as a crucial step toward resuming human presence on the Moon.
A photo of the SLS rocket with the Orion spacecraft on launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center during preparations for refueling. NASA photo, January 29, 2026

Unusually cold weather in Florida postponed Artemis II's wet general reentry to Monday and the launch itself a week later.

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There are only three possible dates left for the February launch window: February 8, 10, and 11. If that is not possible, a postponement to March or April will be required.
Image caption: NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Artemis II Orion spacecraft are seen illuminated at Launch Complex 39B, January 17, 2026, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the coming days, engineers will prepare for the "wet dress rehearsal," a two-day test that simulates launch day. Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber

Artemis II placed on launch pad: NASA moves forward with “wet return” test before crewed flight around the moon

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Storm clouds over the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Archive photo). Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky

Due to Hurricane Milton, the launch of the Europa Clipper spacecraft to Jupiter, which was planned for yesterday, 10/10/2024, was postponed

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Severe weather conditions in Florida are forcing NASA and SpaceX to delay the launch of the Europa Clipper mission, which was designed to explore Jupiter's icy moon.
Workers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center move the parts of the SLS rocket that will be used to launch the Artemis manned spacecraft to the moon. Photo: NASA

The Rocket Factory: A Look at NASA's Plans for the Moon and Beyond

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NASA is upgrading Kennedy Space Center facilities to support the assembly of SLS rockets for the Artemis missions, which aim to land the next astronauts on the moon, using innovative technologies to improve the assembly process.
Illustration showing the Psyche spacecraft as it flies towards the Psyche asteroid. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

NASA's Psyche spacecraft has begun its journey to the asteroid hitting Psyche

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On the way there, the spacecraft will receive a gravitational push from Mars. It is expected to reach the orbit around the asteroid in the first stage in June 2029

SpaceX performed the first launch from the historic site from which the space shuttles and astronauts were launched to the moon

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High resolution visualization of the Apollo lander on the moon. Illustration: shutterstock

Introduction to the Apollo program

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The space shuttle Atlantis awaits launch against the cloudy sky. Photo: Ken Kramer, Universe Today (C)

The weather disrupts preparations for the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis and may cause a delay

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

The Endeavor launch is again postponed due to the weather

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

The ferry launch has been postponed again for 24 hours - for the night between Monday and Tuesday, 01:51

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

A careful inspection of the shuttle Endeavor after 11 lightning strikes in the area of ​​the launch pad * Takeoff was postponed until Monday morning

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Atlantis was therefore transferred to the launch

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

NASA protects the shuttles and spacecraft to Pluto and closed the Kennedy Space Center due to Hurricane Wilma

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