Overview
- NASA rolled the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Complex 39B and has begun integrated pad preparations.
- Teams plan a Feb. 2 wet dress rehearsal to load cryogenic propellants and run a full countdown, with the option to repeat the test or roll back if issues arise.
- The first launch window opens Feb. 6, with additional opportunities expected in March and April if the early February dates are not met.
- The crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—will fly a roughly 10-day figure-eight trajectory around the Moon without landing.
- NASA’s “Send Your Name” campaign closes Jan. 21, placing submitted names on an SD card inside Orion and providing digital boarding passes to participants.