Rollout take 2: NASA returns Artemis II moon rocket to launch pad
By Anthony Leone
Published on March 19, 2026.
NASA plans to return its Artemis II moon rocket to its temporary launch pad at Kennedy Space Center after a helium flow issue forced it to return to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs. The rocket will take NASA’s Cm. Gregory Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut mission specialist Jeremy Hansen on a flyby mission to Earth”s lunar sister. The journey will take around 12 hours and take place at 8 p.m. ET, Thursday, March 19.
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