Artemis II Rocket Begins Its Slow Roll out to Launch Pad Ahead of April Flight Date

The NASA Artemis II rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard leaves the Vehicle Assembly Building moving slowly to pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on March 20, 2026. AP Photo/Terry Renna

The Artemis II rocket that’s set to carry Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen around the moon has begun making its way to the launch pad.

NASA says rollout operations at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida began early Friday after being briefly delayed by high winds.