An official launch date will be set after a critical preflight fueling test and a flight readiness review are completed.

As early as Sunday, Feb. 8, the rocket could provide the initial burst of thrust to propel the crew of Artemis 2 into space on the first human lunar spaceflight in more than 50 years.

NASA has decided to bring the Crew-11 astronauts home a month earlier than originally planned due to a "medical concern" with one of them.