However, NASA has not yet chosen an official launch date, and will not do so until the Artemis II stack passes its Wet Dress Rehearsal, with a simulated T0 that had been set for Saturday, Jan. 31 at 9:00 PM EST (02:00 UTC) but is now delayed until Monday, Feb. 2 at 9:00 PM EST (02:00 UTC Tuesday Feb. 3).

The Space Launch System that will carry Artemis II astronauts around the Moon and back has now taken on its most precious cargo yet: hundreds of thousands of gallons of supercold propellant. With the rocket fully fueled in a high stakes rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center,

If the countdown and fueling test go well, four astronauts will set their sights on a Super Bowl Sunday launch to the moon.

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NASA is running a high‑stakes dress‑rehearsal countdown for Artemis II, the first mission to send astronauts toward the Moon in more than half a century. The two‑day test is a full simulation of launch day,

NASA personnel are continuing their “wet dress rehearsal countdown” for the Artemis II moon mission rocket launch, which could happen in about one week.

NASA initiated the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal countdown at Kennedy Space Center, marking a full launch simulation with propellant loading, countdown holds, and scrub procedures.