NASA just took a giant leap toward putting boots back on lunar soil! The space agency rolled out its 5-million-kilogram Space Launch System (SLS) rocket this week – a jaw-dropping orange-and-white tower that’s about to make history. 🌕
After years of delays, thousands cheered as the mega-rocket crawled 6.5km to Launch Pad 39B in Florida – the same path used during the Apollo missions. Talk about full-circle moments! The upgraded transporter from the shuttle era carried NASA’s next-gen tech at snail-speed perfection (we’re talking 12 hours for the trip!).
This isn’t just any mission: Artemis 2 will send four astronauts – including CSA’s Jeremy Hansen – on a 10-day lunar joyride in February 2026. It’ll be humanity’s first crewed moon mission since 1972! 🎉 Crew members Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch are already training hard for their #MoonGram moment.
But first: critical fuel-loading tests in coming days. If all goes well, we’re looking at a Valentine’s month launch for this cosmic road trip. Meanwhile, Artemis 3’s 2027 landing plans face delays as SpaceX races to perfect its Starship system.
Pro tip: Mark those calendars – this could be the coolest space comeback since Beyoncé dropped Renaissance! 👩🚀🔭
