First Crewed Moon Flyby In 54 Years: Artemis II
Tempe AZ (SPX) Feb 08, 2026
Almost as tall as a football field, NASAs Space Launch System rocket and capsule stack traveled slowly – just under 1 mile per hour – out to the Artemis II launchpad, its temporary home at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Jan. 17, 2026. That slow crawl is in stark contrast to the peak velocity it will reach on launch day, over 22,000 miles per hour, when it will send a crew of four on a j
Published by SpaceDaily on 02/08/2026
