It’s been fifty-four years since humans have been to the moon, but if all goes well, the wait is about to be over soon.
NASA announced that it successfully conducted a fueling test of the powerful SLS rocket, and with that, it’s aiming to launch the Artemis II mission in two weeks, on March 6.
The mission will send four astronauts on a historic trip around the moon.
“She’s calling us, and we’re ready.”
Today, agency leaders shared updates on the second fueling test for the @NASAArtemis II Moon mission. We’re now targeting March 6 as the earliest launch opportunity. https://t.co/7gicm7DWBt pic.twitter.com/Npbm2bx2os
— NASA (@NASA) February 20, 2026
CBS News reported:
“Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen are expected to enter pre-flight medical quarantine Friday evening at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
An early evening shot of NASA’s huge Space Launch System rocket atop pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center, awaiting launch on a mission to send four astronauts on a flight around the far side of the moon.”
Next week, a two-day review will assess if all systems are ready for launch.
“The astronauts will fly to the Kennedy Space Center on March 1 to begin final preparations and enjoy a bit of private time with their families.
They will be the first astronauts to be shot into space by a gargantuan SLS rocket, the most powerful operational launcher in the world. They will be the first to fly aboard an Orion deep space crew capsule and the first people to leave low-Earth orbit for a trip to the moon in more than half a century.”
NASA targeting March 6 for Artemis II Moon launch after successful fuel test
4 astronauts will make the first crewed lunar voyage since Apollo 17 in 1972
Crew has
egun 14-day quarantine at Kennedy Space Center
25,000 mph Earth reentry speed, faster than any humans in history pic.twitter.com/i7JkesEjdW
— Boi Agent One (@boiagentone) February 20, 2026
The Artemis II crew will travel farther from Earth than anyone in human history – that’s history in the making.
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