In this photograph looking down, NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft carrying Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, along with Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), lifts off at 6:35 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center I Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take the crew members on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back on Friday, April 10.

In this photograph looking down, NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft carrying Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, along with Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), lifts off at 6:35 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center I Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take the crew members on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back on Friday, April 10.

In this photograph looking down, NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft carrying Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, along with Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), lifts off at 6:35 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center I Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take the crew members on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back on Friday, April 10.

In this photograph looking down, NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft carrying Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, along with Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), lifts off at 6:35 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center I Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take the crew members on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back on Friday, April 10.

In this photograph looking down, NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft carrying Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, along with Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), lifts off at 6:35 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center I Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take the crew members on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back on Friday, April 10.

The Ignition Overpressure Protection and Sound Suppression water deluge system activates during launch of NASA’s Artemis II test flight at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. The water deluge system releases about 450,000 gallons of water across the mobile launcher and flame deflector to reduce the extreme heat and energy generated by the rocket during ignition and liftoff. Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, along with Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), are on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back with splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California on Friday, April 10.

The Ignition Overpressure Protection and Sound Suppression water deluge system activates during launch of NASA’s Artemis II test flight at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. The water deluge system releases about 450,000 gallons of water across the mobile launcher and flame deflector to reduce the extreme heat and energy generated by the rocket during ignition and liftoff. Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, along with Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), are on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back with splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California on Friday, April 10.

The Ignition Overpressure Protection and Sound Suppression water deluge system activates during launch of NASA’s Artemis II test flight at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. The water deluge system releases about 450,000 gallons of water across the mobile launcher and flame deflector to reduce the extreme heat and energy generated by the rocket during ignition and liftoff. Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, along with Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), are on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back with splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California on Friday, April 10.

In this photograph looking up, NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft stands vertical at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of the agency’s Artemis II test flight on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Artemis II launched at 6:35 p.m. EDT April 1 at NASA Kennedy, sending Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, along with Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back with splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California on Friday, April 10.

In this photograph looking up, NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft stands vertical at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of the agency’s Artemis II test flight on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Artemis II launched at 6:35 p.m. EDT April 1 at NASA Kennedy, sending Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, along with Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back with splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California on Friday, April 10.