NASA is now targeting March for the earliest possible launch of its historic Artemis II lunar mission, which will send four astronauts into deep space for the first time since the Apollo program ended more than five decades ago.

NASA Langley Research Center has led aeroscience research for the Artemis II mission, and aims to lend its robotics to future missions to the moon and Mars.

NASA's historic Artemis II mission was postponed to March after hydrogen fuel leaks were detected during a fueling rehearsal.

Artemis II echoes the Apollo-era missions that paved the way for the first moon landing — and sets the stage for what comes next.

The first mission to return humans to the lunar neighborhood since Apollo 17 in 1972 is planning spacecraft testing, scientific research, and a glimpse of the dark side of the moon.

Artemis II Is Shooting for the Moon: All the Details About NASA's Historic Mission

NASA’s rehearsal for Artemis II marks one of the final steps before four astronauts get launched into deep space for the first time since the Apollo program ended.

NASA's first tragedy is recalled annually at Launch Complex 34. This year is different, as the Artemis II mission sits on the horizon.

NASA is currently targeting Feb. 8 for Artemis 2's liftoff, which will take place from Launch Complex-39B at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. The SLS-Orion stack rolled out to Pad 39B from KSC's cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building on Jan. 17.

A NASA video (above) reveals in great detail how its upcoming Artemis II mission is expected to play out. The space agency released the animation last year, but seeing that the Artemis II astronauts could be heading to the moon as early as February 6,