NASA announced today (Feb. 20) that it’s targeting March 6 for the liftoff of Artemis 2, which will be the first crewed mission to go beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 back in 1972.

NASA aims to launch its next crewed moon mission, Artemis II, as soon as March 6, after a key fueling test showed major progress and only minor issues. Mission managers said the latest wet dress rehearsal — a full practice run that involves loading the Space Launch System rocket with super-cold liquid fuel — met all the main goals.

NASA is ready to go to the moon. The space agency conducted a successful rehearsal of launch events for the upcoming Artemis II moon mission that will include Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman,

NASA is eyeing March 6 to launch four astronauts on the Artemis II mission around the moon, officials announced after completing a fueling test and launch-day walkthrough.

After completing a second wet dress rehearsal, NASA leaders were more confident that the Artemis II moon mission could launch March 6.

NASA's second attempt to fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket appeared to go well on Thursday (Feb. 19), potentially keeping the mission on track to launch as soon as early March.

By completing a second ‘wet dress rehearsal’ of its upcoming moon mission, NASA may be on track for a March launch date

NASA announced March 6th as the earliest launch date for Artemis II, a mission that will send four astronauts on a long-awaited trip around the moon.