NASA's Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, is seen inside the Vehicle Assembly building as preparations continue for roll out to Launch Pad 39B,

Ahead of the historic mission which will return humans around the moon, NASA's giant SLS rocket is set to roll to the KSC launch pad for testing.

The Space Launch System rocket has flown once before on Artemis I back in 2022, and remains the most powerful rocket to ever put something into orbit.

NASA rolled its massive Space Launch System rocket toward its launchpad in Florida on Saturday, kicking off a final phase of preparations for the agency's Artemis II mission that is poised to send four astronauts around the moon and back as soon as next month.

NASA on Saturday rolled out the spacecraft that will take Americans on a journey around the moon, as part of the agency's Artemis II mission. The integrated SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft — which will hold the four astronauts flying the mission — began its hours-long journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B around 9 a.

NASA early Saturday started the slow roll of the Artemis II rocket to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for final preparations before its mission to explore the moon.

The rocket that will launch the Artemis 2 astronauts around the moon is rolling to the pad for its historic mission, which could lift off just a few weeks from now.

NASA moved its Space Launch System rocket to the launch pad to get set for sending humans around the moon for the first time since 1972.