# Watch NASA roll out Artemis 2 moon rocket tonight ahead of April 1 launch

- slug: watch-nasa-roll-out-artemis-2-moon-rocket-tonight-ahead-of-april-1-launch
- date: 2026-03-19
- category: Space & Aerospace

NASA moves its Artemis 2 moon rocket to Launch Pad 39B tonight, targeting an April 1 liftoff that would return humans to lunar orbit for the first time since 1972.

Engineers are targeting 8 p.m.

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