{"id":800158,"date":"2026-01-16T09:55:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=800158"},"modified":"2026-01-16T09:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:55:29","slug":"nasas-crawler-preps-for-artemis-ii-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=800158","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Crawler Preps for Artemis II Rollout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"hds-attachment-single__caption color-carbon-05 padding-0 p-sm\">NASA\u2019s crawler-transporter 2 moves toward the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. 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