NASA is sending four astronauts to the moon next month. On Saturday, the agency brought the Artemis II rocket that will carry them around the moon and back to its launch pad.

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 : NASA rolled its massive Space Launch System rocket toward its launchpad in Florida on Saturday, kicking off a final phase of preparations for the agency's Artemis II mission that is poised to send four astronauts around the moon and back as soon as next month.Traveling just one mile (1.6

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 : NASA rolled its massive Space Launch System rocket toward its launchpad in Florida on Saturday, kicking off a final phase of preparations for the agency's Artemis II mission that is poised to send four astronauts around the moon and back as soon as next month.Traveling just one mile (1.6

Jan. 17 (UPI) -- NASA early Saturday morning started the slow roll of the 322-foot-tall Artemis II rocket from Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B for final preparations before its launch to the moon.

The Space Launch System and Orion capsule are being transported to the launchpad before an astronaut mission that could launch as soon as Feb. 6.

The Space Launch System and Orion capsule are being transported to the launchpad before an astronaut mission that could launch as soon as Feb. 6.

The Space Launch System rocket has flown once before on Artemis I back in 2022, and remains the most powerful rocket to ever put something into orbit.