Back in 2024, NASA announced that the Artemis 2 mission was going to be class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/science/space/nasa-delays-artemis-ii-moon-mission-to-april-2026-224108612.html” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:pushed back;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>pushed back to April 2026. Now, the agency says it could launch as early as February, with the first flight opportunity being on February 6. NASA is currently class=”link ” href=”https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/artemis-2/final-steps-underway-for-nasas-first-crewed-artemis-moon-mission/” data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:making the final preparations;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>making the final preparations for the mission and will soon roll out the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft to their launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft system’s four-mile journey from the assembly building to Launch Pad…
