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NASA Rolls Artemis II Back Out to Launch Pad After Repairs

By Karen Curtis
NASA Rolls Out Artemis II Rocket To Its Launchpad

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MARCH 20: NASA Artemis II is rolled from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA Kennedy Space Center on March 20, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA integrated SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission are being rolled to Launch Pad 39B ahead of the 10-day mission scheduled for April 2026, which will take the crew around the Moon and back to Earth. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images)Photo: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / Getty Images News / Getty Images

(Kennedy Space Center, FL) - Nasa is rolling its giant Moon rocket back out to the launch pad for a second time after repairs.

Engineers say an issue with the rocket's helium system has now been fixed.

Artemis II is expected to send four astronauts around the moon on a ten-day spaceflight, with NASA targeting an April 1st liftoff.

The Orion spacecraft is making the four-mile journey from the assembly building to Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA says the four-mile trek can take up to 12 hours.

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