# @nasaartemis on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-01-18T01:11:57.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

Made it.

At 6:42 p.m. EST on Jan. 17, NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft reached Launch Pad 39B after a nearly 12-hour journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASAKennedy in Florida.

Hours earlier, NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 began its 4-mile (6.4-km) trek with the integrated SLS and Orion stacked on top. Moving at a maximum speed of just 0.82 mph, the crawler carried the towering Moon rocket and spacecraft slowly but surely toward the pad.

Next steps? The team will prepare for a “wet dress rehearsal” at the end of the month. During this operation, team members will load the rocket with cryogenic, or super-cold, propellants, run through the countdown, and practice safely draining the propellants from the rocket – all essential steps before the first crewed Artemis mission. After the wet dress rehearsal, the mission management team will assess the readiness of the systems and confirm a launch date.

Credit: NASA’s SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen illuminated by lights at Launch Complex 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket consists of an orange core stage that stands sandwiched between two white solid rocket boosters. The mobile launcher resembles a trussed structure behind the rocket. The evening sky is a cloudless blue in the background. An American flag is visible on the base of the mobile launcher.

Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber

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