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NASA’s Artemis II rocket rolls to launch pad

NASA’s Artemis II rocket rolls to launch pad, but key test looms ahead

Preparations for the first human spaceflight to the Moon in more than 50 years took a big step forward this weekend with the rollout of the Artemis II rocket to its launch pad.

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Artemis 2 update: NASA to wheel historic, 11 million-pound rocket to the launch pad this weekend

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NASA rolled out an 11 million-pound moon rocket in preparation for astronauts' launch

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Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission

Nasa's mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the final preparations get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

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Artemis 2 rocket rollout latest news: Giant NASA moon rocket arrives at launch pad

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NASA will send your name around the moon for free

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NASA Unveils Artemis II Spacecraft for Crewed Moon Orbit

Orion will hold four astronauts—Americans Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen—and take a journey lasting around 10 days.

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NASA inches closer to moon rocket launch

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NASA's new moon rocket moves to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February

The Desert Sun

Is there a California rocket launch today? How, when to watch SpaceX livestream

SpaceX is working toward a Saturday, Oct. 18, launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. The launch, a mission to deploy Starlink satellites for Elon Musk's lucrative internet business, will be livestreamed ...

The Cincinnati Enquirer

SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg. How to watch it live

As of Dec. 5, SpaceX is planning a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Southern California on Sunday, Dec. 7. This launch is the third of at least 4 Starlink missions scheduled for early December from Vandenberg Space Force Base. A livestream of the launch will be ...

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Why NASA favors Florida for rocket launches

From the first Mercury missions to today’s commercial crew flights, the United States has repeatedly turned to Florida’s Atlantic coast when it is time to light a rocket. That choice is not an accident of history or politics, but the product of ...

Wall Street Journal

How Rocket Lab Plans to Take on SpaceX and Blue Origin

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Julie Chang: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Tuesday, October 7th. I'm Julie Chang for the Wall Street Journal. President Trump has ...

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Final rocket launch of 2025 coming up at Vandenberg. Watch SpaceX mission

Looking for something to do in the days between Christmas and New Year's? Here's how to watch SpaceX's final rocket launch of 2025 from California.

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Our annual power ranking of US rocket companies has changes near the top and bottom

Which US rocket companies achieved the most during 2025? Once again, Ars Technica is here to provide some answers in the form of our annual power ranking of US launch companies. We began doing this in 2022 and have since put out a top-10 list every year (see 2023 and 2024 ).