A Gulfstream G-III takes off Friday, March 27, 2026, from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The G-III will join other NASA aircraft to capture imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield during Artemis II reentry. The mission is part of NASA’s Scientifically Calibrated In-Flight Imagery (SCIFLI) project, based at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks with staff in the Mission Integration Center Auditorium during a visit to NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland on Jan. 27, 2026.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks with staff in the Mission Integration Auditorium Center during a visit to NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland on Jan. 27, 2026.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks with staff in the Mission Integration Auditorium Center during a visit to NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland on Jan. 27, 2026.
This image shows NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. NASA's massive Crawler-Transporter, upgraded for the Artemis program, carries the powerful SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft on the Mobile Launcher from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in preparation for the Artemis II mission.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman looks inside Vacuum Facility-6 in the Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory during a visit to NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland on Jan. 27, 2026.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman walks with staff through the Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory during a visit to NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland on Jan. 27, 2026.
One of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft is seen at sunset, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
iss074e0409125 (March 24, 2026) -- The Progress 94 cargo spacecraft is pictured docked to the International Space Station's Poisk module. Credit: NASA
iss074e0395792 (March 16, 2026) --- The Progress 92 cargo spacecraft from Roscosmos departs the International Space Station while soaring into an orbital sunset 267 miles above the Russia–Mongolia border. Credit: NASA
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks during a workforce Q&A session, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Glenn marks the eleventh stop in Isaacman’s roadshow to visit NASA facilities and engage directly with the agency’s workforce. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman greets members of the workforce, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Glenn marks the eleventh stop in Isaacman’s roadshow to visit NASA facilities and engage directly with the agency’s workforce. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks during a workforce Q&A session, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Glenn marks the eleventh stop in Isaacman’s roadshow to visit NASA facilities and engage directly with the agency’s workforce. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, center right, and Lisa Campbell, president of the Canadian Space Agency, right, participate in a media gaggle following the arrival of the Artemis II crew, Friday, March 27, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
Luis Muniz, radiation safety officer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, poses for a photograph before an employee incentive flying event with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is seen before an employee incentive flying event using his personal F-5 aircraft, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA employees participate in an employee incentive flying event using NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
During a visit to NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks with Carl Sandifer, manager of the Radioisotope Power Systems Program, inside the Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory as Rickey Shyne, director of Research and Engineering, looks on.
NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya participates in a news conference on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, to discuss the rollback of the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket from the launch pad to the Vehicle Assembly Building and next steps for the Artemis campaign at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Participants discussed the work ahead for the Artemis II test flight and a broader update on the Artemis campaign.
NASA Deputy Press Secretary George Alderman moderates a news conference on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, to discuss the rollback of the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket from the launch pad to the Vehicle Assembly Building and next steps for the Artemis campaign at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Participants discussed the work ahead for the Artemis II test flight and a broader update on the Artemis campaign.
iss074e0417326 (March 27, 2026) --- A portion of the Sahara in the Agadez Region of northeastern Niger is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 264 miles above the African continent. Despite the hyper-arid conditions, a groundwater-fed oasis system supports settlements and small-scale agriculture in a narrow north–south corridor of the desert nation. Credit: NASA/Chris Williams
jsc2026e017239 (March 27, 2026) --- Close-up of a cylindrical section of rattan wood, showcasing its naturally porous structure. These pores are preserved during the transformation process to create b.Bone biomaterials. B Bone products are made from rattan wood and function as a scaffold for human bone marrow stromal cells. These products may have applications in the medical field by providing scaffolding for osteoporosis patients with fragile bones. Credit:t. GreenBone Ortho.
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at Launch Complex 39B, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth with launch opportunities beginning in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at Launch Complex 39B, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth with launch opportunities beginning in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at sunset at Launch Complex 39B, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth with launch opportunities beginning in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at sunset at Launch Complex 39B, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth with launch opportunities beginning in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
The Sun sets behind NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 27, 2026. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth.
iss074e0334334 (Feb. 27, 2026) --- Quebec City, one of North America’s oldest cities at more than 400 years old, sits on the St. Lawrence River in Canada’s province of Quebec. This photograph was taken at approximately 1:21 a.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 264 miles above North America. Credit: NASA/Chris Williams
iss074e0334264 (Feb. 27, 2026) --- Detroit, Michigan—home to America’s automotive pioneers and with a history of more than 300 years—sits on the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The International Space Station was orbiting 264 miles above North America at approximately 1:18 a.m. local time when this photograph was taken. Credit: NASA/Chris Williams
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, center left, is shown the Kilowatt Reactor Using Stirling TechnologY (KRUSTY) by Lee Mason, fission surface power chief technologist, right, as he tours the Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Glenn marks the eleventh stop in Isaacman’s roadshow to visit NASA facilities and engage directly with the agency’s workforce. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman participates in a news conference on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, to discuss the rollback of the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket from the launch pad to the Vehicle Assembly Building and next steps for the Artemis campaign at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Participants discussed the work ahead for the Artemis II test flight and a broader update on the Artemis campaign.
NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, and Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, are seen with a T-38 aircraft, Friday, March 27, 2026, after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II mission will launch the crew on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back no earlier than April 1. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
DESCRIPTION: These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
Kyle Back, director of the business management office at the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) Enterprise at NASA Headquarters, participates in an employee incentive flying event with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla, director of the Moon to Mars Space Weather Analysis Office at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, poses for a photograph before an employee incentive flying event with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
Sean Clarke, NASA technical fellow for electric power for the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC), based at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, participates in an employee incentive flying event with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
jsc2026e017237 (March 27, 2026) --- Microscopic view showing human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) adhered inside one of the pores of a b.Bone scaffold as part of preflight testing for Green Bone. This investigation studies the performance of a biomimetic bone scaffold, b Bone, in microgravity aboard the International Space Station. The image highlights cellular attachment and interaction with the porous structure. A scale bar is visible in the bottom right corner, indicating 100 pixels. Credit:. DIMES Laboratory.
jsc2026e017238 (March 27, 2026) --- Microscopic view showing human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) adhered inside the macropores of a b.Bone scaffold as part of preflight testing for Green Bone. This investigation studies the performance of a biomimetic bone scaffold, b Bone, in microgravity aboard the International Space Station. The image highlights cellular attachment and interaction with the porous structure. A scale bar is visible in the bottom right corner, indicating 200 pixels. Credit: DIMES Laboratory.
The Sun sets behind NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 27, 2026. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth.
Spotlights illuminate NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 27, 2026. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
These images show the moments shortly after the arrival of the Artemis II crew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 ahead of the launch. The four astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, arrived on a T38, which can be seen behind them. They took turns speaking to the crowd as they also announced the zero-gravity indicator they would be taking with them on their journey.
Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, participates in a news conference on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, to discuss the rollback of the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket from the launch pad to the Vehicle Assembly Building and next steps for the Artemis campaign at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Participants discussed the work ahead for the Artemis II test flight and a broader update on the Artemis campaign.
jsc2026e017240 (March 27, 2026) --- Preflight image of Aa b.Bone biomaterial scaffold is positioned within a custom 3D-printed sample holder, engineered to securely house the scaffold inside the SPHINX bioreactor as part of the Green Bone investigation. This research studies how human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) grow on a biomimetic bone scaffold, b Bone, made from rattan wood in microgravity. .Credit:. GreenBone Ortho.
NASA pilot Carrie Worth, center, and Tracy Phelps, left, board the Gulfstream G-III aircraft on Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Manny Rodriguez, crew chief, prepares the aircraft for flight. The G-III will join other NASA aircraft to capture imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield during Artemis II reentry. The mission is part of NASA’s Scientifically Calibrated In-Flight Imagery (SCIFLI) project, based at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
NASA pilot Tracy Phelps inspects the Gulfstream G-III aircraft on Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The G-III will join other NASA aircraft to capture imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield during Artemis II reentry. The mission is part of NASA’s Scientifically Calibrated In-Flight Imagery (SCIFLI) project, based at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
A Gulfstream G-III takes off Friday, March 27, 2026, from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The G-III will join other NASA aircraft to capture imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield during Artemis II reentry. The mission is part of NASA’s Scientifically Calibrated In-Flight Imagery (SCIFLI) project, based at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
Manny Rodriguez, Gulfstream G-III crew chief, completes flight control checks with the pilots on Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The G-III will join other NASA aircraft to capture imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield during Artemis II reentry. The mission is part of NASA’s Scientifically Calibrated In-Flight Imagery (SCIFLI) project, based at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
Scott Erickson, left, a quality assurance inspector, and Manny Rodriguez, Gulfstream G-III aircraft crew chief, remove window coverings from the aircraft on Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The G-III will join other NASA aircraft to capture imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield during Artemis II reentry. The mission is part of NASA’s Scientifically Calibrated In-Flight Imagery (SCIFLI) project, based at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
Scott Erickson, left, a quality assurance inspector, and Manny Rodriguez, Gulfstream G-III crew chief, prepare the aircraft for flight on Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The G-III will join other NASA aircraft to capture imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield during Artemis II reentry. The mission is part of NASA’s Scientifically Calibrated In-Flight Imagery (SCIFLI) project, based at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, and Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, are seen in a T-38 aircraft, Friday, March 27, 2026, after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II mission will launch the crew on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back no earlier than April 1. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth with launch opportunities beginning in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen illuminated by lights at Launch Complex 39B, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth with launch opportunities beginning in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth with launch opportunities beginning in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth with launch opportunities beginning in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, second from left; George Alderman, deputy press secretary, left; Amit Kshatriya, NASA associate administrator, third from left; and Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator for NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD), right, participate in a press conference, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Agency leadership shared updates regarding the Artemis II mission and outlined the path forward for the Artemis campaign, including a new Artemis III mission in which the agency’s Orion spacecraft will dock with one or both Human Landing System landers in low Earth orbit. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
The Artemis II crew of NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander; NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot; are seen following a press conference, Friday, March 27, 2026, after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II mission will launch the crew on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back no earlier than April 1. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
The Artemis II crew of CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist; NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist; NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, participate in a press conference, Friday, March 27, 2026, after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II mission will launch the crew on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back no earlier than April 1. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
The Artemis II crew of CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist; NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist; NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, introduce their zero gravity indicator, a plush toy named "Rise," during a press conference, Friday, March 27, 2026, after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II mission will launch the crew on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back no earlier than April 1. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
The Artemis II crew of CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist; NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist; NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, participate in a press conference, Friday, March 27, 2026, after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II mission will launch the crew on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back no earlier than April 1. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
The Artemis II crew of CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist; NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist; NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, pose for a photograph, Friday, March 27, 2026, after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II mission will launch the crew on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back no earlier than April 1. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
The Artemis flag was raised with the American flag near the countdown clock at the NASA News Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 27, 2026. The Artemis II test flight mission will take Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis II launch director raises the Artemis flag near the countdown clock at the NASA News Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 27, 2026. The Artemis II test flight mission will take Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
Shawn Quinn, manager, Exploration Ground Systems Program raises the Artemis flag near the countdown clock at the NASA News Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 27, 2026. The Artemis II test flight mission will take Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
Cliff Lanham, deputy manager, Exploration Ground Systems Program raises the Artemis flag near the countdown clock at the NASA News Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 27, 2026. The Artemis II test flight mission will take Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
NASA Artemis II Mission Specialist Christina Koch arrives on Friday, March 27, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the Artemis II test flight. Koch, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) will launch on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
Artemis II Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) arrives on Friday, March 27, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the Artemis II test flight. Hansen, and NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch will launch on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
NASA Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover arrives on Friday, March 27, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the Artemis II test flight. Glover, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) will launch on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
From left to right, Artemis II Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, arrive on Friday, March 27, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the Artemis II test flight. The Artemis II mission will take the crew on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
NASA Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman arrives on Friday, March 27, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the Artemis II test flight. Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) will launch on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
NASA Artemis II Mission Specialist Christina Koch arrives on Friday, March 27, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the Artemis II test flight. Koch, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) will launch on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
NASA Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman arrives on Friday, March 27, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the Artemis II test flight. Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) will launch on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
Courtney Beasley, NASA communications, delivers opening remarks following the arrival of the Artemis II test flight crew at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 27, 2026. Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) will launch on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
NASA Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover arrives on Friday, March 27, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the Artemis II test flight. Glover, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) will launch on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
From left to right, Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Pilot Victor Glover, from NASA, and Jeremy Hansen from CSA (Canadian Space Agency), arrive on Friday, March 27, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the Artemis II test flight. The Artemis II mission will take the crew on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
Artemis II Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) arrives on Friday, March 27, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the Artemis II test flight. Hansen, and NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch will launch on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
From left to right, Artemis II Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, arrive on Friday, March 27, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the Artemis II test flight. The Artemis II mission will take the crew on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
From left to right, Artemis II Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from CSA (Canadian Space Agency), Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, arrive on Friday, March 27, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the Artemis II test flight. The Artemis II mission will take the crew on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth with launch opportunities beginning in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
The arrival of the Artemis II astronauts at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 27, 2026. The crew members will quarantine at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building and conduct final prelaunch operations. The Artemis II test flight will take Artemis II Comander, Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth from Launch Complex 39B at NASA Kennedy. (left to right, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman)