NASA has confirmed the upcoming milestones for its historic Artemis II mission—the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, sending four astronauts on a lunar flyby for the first time in over 50 years—with rollout and Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) to set the stage for a potential launch in February.
With the fully stacked vehicle now complete in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), teams are finalizing preparations for rollout to Launch Pad 39B. NASA is targeting no earlier than Saturday, January 17, 2026, to begin the four-mile trek aboard the Crawler-Transporter 2, expected to take up to 12 hours.