NASA Gears Up for Medical Departure From Space Station, Moon Rocket Rollout

Artemis II is slated to launch after Feb. 6 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Workers pressure wash the logo of NASA on the Vehicle Assembly Building before SpaceX will send two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station aboard its Falcon 9 rocket, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on May 19, 2020. Joe Skipper/Reuters

NASA appears to have its hands full this week as two historic moments in spaceflight are set to get underway.

The first will be a medically triggered crew departure from the International Space Station, and the second will be the rollout of a Moon rocket from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad.