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NASA’s Orion spacecraft rolled into the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center late Thursday, ending a six-mile transfer and setting the stage to stack it atop the Space Launch System for an early‑next‑year launch. With White House approval to continue work during the ongoing shutdown, teams target a window as soon as February 5 for Artemis II. The crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—will fly a 10‑day flight to the Moon’s vicinity. Next up: bolt-up to the rocket, crewed countdown rehearsal, and a fueled pad test like the one that exposed past hydrogen leaks.

Prepared by Olivia Bennett and reviewed by editorial team.