John Honeycutt, chair, Artemis II Mission Management Team, participates in a post-Flight Readiness Review news conference for the Artemis II test flight inside the John Holliman Auditorium of the NASA News Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, March 12, 2026. The review is an assessment of the readiness of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to support the Artemis II test flight as four astronauts journey around the Moon and return to Earth.

Norm Knight, director, Flight Operations Directorate, participates in a post-Flight Readiness Review news conference for the Artemis II test flight inside the John Holliman Auditorium of the NASA News Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, March 12, 2026. The review is an assessment of the readiness of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to support the Artemis II test flight as four astronauts journey around the Moon and return to Earth.

From left to right, Rachel Kraft, NASA Communications; Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate; John Honeycutt, chair, Artemis II Mission Management Team; Shawn Quinn, manager, Exploration Ground Systems Program; and Norm Knight, director, Flight Operations Directorate, participate in a post-Flight Readiness Review news conference for the Artemis II test flight inside the John Holliman Auditorium of the NASA News Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, March 12, 2026. The review is an assessment of the readiness of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to support the Artemis II test flight as four astronauts journey around the Moon and return to Earth.

Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, participates in a post-Flight Readiness Review news conference for the Artemis II test flight inside the John Holliman Auditorium of the NASA News Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, March 12, 2026. The review is an assessment of the readiness of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to support the Artemis II test flight as four astronauts journey around the Moon and return to Earth.

Shawn Quinn, manager, Exploration Ground Systems Program, participates in a post-Flight Readiness Review news conference for the Artemis II test flight inside the John Holliman Auditorium of the NASA News Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, March 12, 2026. The review is an assessment of the readiness of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to support the Artemis II test flight as four astronauts journey around the Moon and return to Earth.

Rachel Kraft, NASA Communications, participates in a post-Flight Readiness Review news conference for the Artemis II test flight inside the John Holliman Auditorium of the NASA News Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, March 12, 2026. The review is an assessment of the readiness of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to support the Artemis II test flight as four astronauts journey around the Moon and return to Earth.