NASA Kennedy Ground Systems Prepping Hardware for Artemis II, Beyond

Preparations for future manned flights under the Artemis program are actively continuing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The center has already begun building new ground infrastructure systems that will be needed to support the upcoming launches. In parallel with preparations for the Artemis 2 mission, the ML-2 mobile launcher is being assembled. This launcher will be used to launch the SLS launch vehicle... The post NASA engineers test …

BAE Systems Delivers NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory for Launch

BROOMFIELD, Colo. – BAE Systems has successfully delivered NASA’s Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) Observatory to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The observatory is slated for launch in late February 2025, alongside NASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission, which will last a minimum of two yea…

Moon Minute: Artemis II Moon Rocket Progress

Moon Minute: Artemis II Moon Rocket Progress | Kennedy Space CenterHere is the latest update for NASA's Artemis program. It features Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) booster stacking progress from inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida—as explained from Artemis II pilot Victor Glover!Artemis II will launch no earlier than April 2026.For more information about SLS, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/slsCheck th…

NASA Prepares Ground Systems for Artemis II

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is gearing up for the Artemis Program, with significant progress in building ground systems for upcoming lunar missions. Teams are advancing hardware for Artemis II, the first crewed Artemis flight, and preparing the mobile launcher for Artemis IV. The keyword “Artemis Program” underscores NASA’s commitment to enabling human exploration of the Moon and beyond. Advancing Artemis II Preparations Crews at Kennedy are wor…

NASA Prepares Artemis II Hardware at Kennedy Space Center

NASA and its collaborative teams are making significant strides as they prepare for future lunar missions aimed at advancing human exploration of space. At the heart of these efforts is the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where numerous vital components and flight hardware have arrived from around the globe. These shipments are pivotal for the […]

NASA Kennedy Ground Systems Prepping Hardware for Artemis II, Beyond

Teams with NASA are gaining momentum as work progresses toward future lunar missions for the benefit of humanity as numerous flight hardware shipments from across the world arrived at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first crewed Artemis flight test and follow-on lunar missions. The skyline at Kennedy will soon see added structures as teams build up the ground systems needed to support them. Crews are well underway with paral…