Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://gographicsoutput.com/video/u7DfILfLi6f.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Live: NASA fuels Artemis 2 rocket ahead of moon mission launch [GUWd6xe1Qsz] Health Updated on August 05, 2026 EDT — Published on August 05, 2026 EDT Watch live coverage as NASA fuels its towering Space Launch System rocket ahead of the planned launch of four astronauts on a mission to loop around the moon and back. Liftoff of the Artemis 2 mission from pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center is scheduled during a launch window that opens at 6:24 p.m. EDT (2224 UTC). Loading of super cold liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen will get underway around 8:56 a.m. EDT (1256 UTC). If all goes according to plan the rocket will be fully fueled by approximately 1:44 p.m. EDT (1744 UTC). The SLS rocket will take an easterly trajectory on departure from Florida's Space Coast. Our live coverage with commentary from Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith will start at around 7:24 a.m. EDT (1124 UTC). Once the rocket is fully fueled we will start a new stream to cover the final hours of the countdown and the liftoff. Videos like this are made possible by the support of our members. Join this channel to get access to perks: Rw6iEr8BuCr kFIvZzcz1ef D7ySEL22qaj IgGIv2A7wSM cAZD4nkEggm
Watch live coverage as NASA fuels its towering Space Launch System rocket ahead of the planned launch of four astronauts on a mission to loop around the moon and back. Liftoff of the Artemis 2 mission from pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center is scheduled during a launch window that opens at 6:24 p.m. EDT (2224 UTC). Loading of super cold liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen will get underway around 8:56 a.m. EDT (1256 UTC). If all goes according to plan the rocket will be fully fueled by approximately 1:44 p.m. EDT (1744 UTC). The SLS rocket will take an easterly trajectory on departure from Florida's Space Coast. Our live coverage with commentary from Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith will start at around 7:24 a.m. EDT (1124 UTC). Once the rocket is fully fueled we will start a new stream to cover the final hours of the countdown and the liftoff. Videos like this are made possible by the support of our members. Join this channel to get access to perks: Rw6iEr8BuCr kFIvZzcz1ef D7ySEL22qaj IgGIv2A7wSM cAZD4nkEggm