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Canaveral National Seashore will limit hours at Playalinda Beach and close the district starting January 31 in preparation for NASA's Artemis II mission. The crewed launch, scheduled for February 6, 2026, will involve the rollout of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft to pad 39B, followed by critical system tests and a wet dress rehearsal. The mission aims to return humans to lunar space and establish a sustained presence on the Moon.