Kennedy Space Center Prepares for Crewed Lunar Mission Amid High Winds

NASA’s Artemis II moon rocket began rolling back to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center just after midnight on March 20, following repairs and closeout work ahead of the agency’s first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. The rollout started at 24:20 local time after a plan for an earlier move were delayed by high winds in the area. According to AeroTime, NASA said the vehicle arrived at Launch Pad 39B at 11:21 local time after an 11-hour journey. The integrated Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, mounted on a mobile launcher, made the roughly four-mile trip from the Vehicle Assembly Building aboard Crawler-Transporter 2. NASA is targeting a launch no earlier than April 1, with additional launch opportunities available in early April.