NASA has confirmed the upcoming milestones for its historic Artemis II mission—the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, sending four astronauts on a lunar flyby for the first time in over 50 years—with rollout and Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) to set the stage for a potential launch in February.

NASA says it is continuing to prepare for a possible Artemis 2 launch as soon as February, but with remarkably little publicity for the historic mission.

American space agency NASA conducted a full rehearsal of the launch day procedures for the Artemis II mission scheduled to depart in April 2026.

NASA is juggling a rare medical evacuation from the International Space Station and the countdown to its next crewed lunar flyby, yet agency leaders insist the emergency return will not derail Artemis 2.