[NASA] NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign

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NASA’s crawler-transporter 2, carrying NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft, arrives Feb. 25, 2026, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to troubleshoot the flow of helium to the rocket’s upper stage, the interim cryogenic propulsion stage. Once complete, the SLS rocket will roll back to Launch Complex 39B to prepare to launch four astronauts around the Moon and back for the Artemis II test flight. 

Credit: NASA/Cory Huston

With rollback of NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building complete, the agency will host a news conference at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 27. Live from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, leadership will discuss the work ahead for the test flight, as well as provide a broader update on the Artemis campaign.

The news conference will stream on NASA’s

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channel. An instant replay will be available online. Learn how to

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content on a variety of platforms, including social media.

NASA participants include:

• Administrator Jared Isaacman
• Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya
• Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

This event is open to in-person for media previously credentialed at NASA Kennedy for the Artemis II launch. To participate virtually, media must RSVP for call details no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the event to the newsroom at NASA Kennedy: ksc*****@*****.tld. NASA’s

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For more about NASA’s Artemis campaign, visit:

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Bethany Stevens / Cheryl Warner
NASA Headquarters
202-358-1600
*****@*****.tld / *****@*****.tld

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Feb 26, 2026

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