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SLS Block 1 | Artemis II

April 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM UTC

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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April 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM UTC

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Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · 28.6271, -80.6210

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Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Launch probability
90%
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April 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM UTC
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April 2, 2026 at 12:24 AM UTC
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April 2, 2026 at 6:17 AM UTC

Mission description

Artemis II is the first crewed mission as part of the Artemis program. Artemis II will send a crew of 4 - 3 Americans and 1 Canadian around the moon and return them back to Earth. The mission will test the core systems of NASA's Orion spacecraft including the critical life support system, among other systems which could not be tested during Artemis I due to the lack of crew onboard.

Weather concern: Cumulus Cloud Rule, Ground Winds
Vehicle

Space Launch System Block 1

Space Launch System · Block 1

Height

111 m

Diameter

8.4 m

LEO capacity

95,000 kg

Successful launches

2

Launch complex

Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).

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Mission updates

Launch success with Orion separation.

April 2, 2026 at 2:01 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Liftoff.

April 1, 2026 at 10:49 PM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

New T-0.

April 1, 2026 at 10:25 PM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Extending hold at T-10 minutes.

April 1, 2026 at 10:15 PM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Updated launch weather.

April 1, 2026 at 9:33 PM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin