# US space agency NASA preparing to launch its Artemis II mission early Thursday.

*aerospace · news · 2026-04-01 · Business Today*

## Key points

- NASA has multiple two-hour launch windows for Artemis II between April 1 and April 6, plus April 30.
- Tanking and chilldown procedures have officially begun for the Artemis II mission’s Space Launch System rocket.
- Mission planners have scheduled launch windows based on specific Moon lighting conditions for crew safety.
- Artemis II will be the first human test of Orion spacecraft life-support systems on a deep-space mission.

**Companies:** NASA
**Countries:** United States, Canada

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