Parts of NASA's massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket were transported by train to Florida for assembly, in preparation for future Artemis missions to the Moon.

NASA said on Friday it is targeting March 6 as the earliest launch date for Artemis II, the mission that will send four astronauts on a flight around the Moon and back, after completing a second full countdown-and-fueling rehearsal of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.

The American space agency NASA has chosen a new upper stage for its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, intended for lunar missions as part of the reconfigured Artemis space program, amid a shakeup in the program.

NASA has successfully remedied technical malfunctions with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket designated for the Artemis 2 lunar mission, and continues to plan for a human-crewed launch.