Artemis II rolls to LC‑39B as NASA advances first crewed lunar flyby since 1972; Canada aboard
NASA’s Artemis II SLS‑Orion stack rolled from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B on Jan. 16–17, completing a major prelaunch milestone ahead of the agency’s first crewed lunar flyby since 1972. The four‑person mission includes Canada's first astronaut assigned to a lunar flight.