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MilestoneApr 12, 2026

Ship 39 and Booster 19 Roll out for Static Fire Testing

Ship 39 and Booster 19 Roll out for Static Fire Testing
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Following the successful return of Orion, attention for the Artemis program has now shifted to… Following the successful return of Orion, attention for the Artemis program has now shifted to SpaceX and Blue Origin to prepare a crewed lander in time for Artemis III. For SpaceX, this means getting Starship Block 3 flying and fully operational so that teams can begin building and launching the Human Landing System (HLS) variant.

Following the successful return of Orion, attention for the Artemis program has now shifted to….

It shows what Artemis and NASA are doing between the larger headline moments. These kinds of updates are most useful when they stay concrete about what changed and what still needs confirmation.

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