NASA hopes to launch Artemis 2 astronauts to moon next month
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Embarking from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the 11 million-pound (5 million kilograms) stack will be transported at a speed of about 1 mph (1.6 km/h along a 4-mile (6.4 kilometers) route — a journey that will take up to 12 hours and be streamed live on NASA's Youtube channel.
The Space Launch System rocket is set to roll out Saturday, before the Feb. 6 target launch date. It's the final phase of ground testing for the Artemis program, which aims to return to the moon and lay the groundwork for Mars missions.