Lucas Ye, designer of zero gravity indicator “Rise,” and his family pose for a photo at the Banana Creek viewing site as the countdown progresses for the launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft with 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 the Artemis II mission, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B with launch window opening at 6:24 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
Lucas Ye, designer of zero gravity indicator “Rise,” participates in an interview with members of the NASA Broadcast team at the Banana Creek viewing site as the countdown progresses for the launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft with 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 the Artemis II mission, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B with launch window opening at 6:24 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida meet on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Operations Support Building II for the Artemis II launch countdown pre-test briefing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida meet on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Operations Support Building II for the Artemis II launch countdown pre-test briefing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida meet on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Operations Support Building II for the Artemis II launch countdown pre-test briefing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida meet on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Operations Support Building II for the Artemis II launch countdown pre-test briefing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls) NOTE - Portions of this image have been blurred for security reasons.
The full Moon rises behind NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, as seen from Titusville, Fla. 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
The full Moon is seen behind NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, Feb. 1, 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, Feb. 2, 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 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 no earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 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 no earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 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 no earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 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 no earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 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 no earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 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 no earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 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 no earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 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 no earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 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 no earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
Members of the media position their remote cameras and capture photographs as NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 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 no earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 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 no earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 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 no earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at sunrise, Sunday, Feb. 1, 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
The full Moon is seen behind NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, Feb. 1, 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
The full Moon is seen behind NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, Feb. 1, 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
The full Moon is seen behind NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, Feb. 1, 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
The full Moon rises behind NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, as seen from Titusville, Fla. 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
The full Moon is seen behind NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, Feb. 1, 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
The full Moon is seen behind NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, Feb. 1, 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
The full Moon is seen behind NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, Feb. 1, 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at sunrise, Sunday, Feb. 1, 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, Feb. 1, 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
The full Moon is seen behind NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, Feb. 1, 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, Feb. 1, 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis II launch director, is seen as teams meet for the Artemis II launch countdown pre-test briefing, Saturday, March 28, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Operations Support Building II in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Artemis II Assistant Launch Director Jeremy Graeber, is seen as teams meet for the Artemis II launch countdown pre-test briefing, Saturday, March 28, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Operations Support Building II in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Artemis II Assistant Launch Director Jeremy Graeber, is seen as teams meet for the Artemis II launch countdown pre-test briefing, Saturday, March 28, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Operations Support Building II in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis II launch director, is seen as teams meet for the Artemis II launch countdown pre-test briefing, Saturday, March 28, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Operations Support Building II in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis II launch director, left, and speaks with Shawn Quinn, manager of Exploration Ground Systems, as they meet for the Artemis II launch countdown pre-test briefing, Saturday, March 28, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Operations Support Building II in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls) NOTE - Portions of this image have been blurred for security reasons.
Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis II launch director, left, and speaks with Shawn Quinn, manager of Exploration Ground Systems, and Artemis II Assistant Launch Director Jeremy Graeber, right, as they meet for the Artemis II launch countdown pre-test briefing, Saturday, March 28, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Operations Support Building II in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls) NOTE - Portions of this image have been blurred for security reasons.
Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis II launch director, left, and Artemis II Assistant Launch Director Jeremy Graeber, and Shawn Quinn, manager of Exploration Ground Systems, right, are seen as teams meet for the Artemis II launch countdown pre-test briefing, Saturday, March 28, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Operations Support Building II in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
A banner covered with the signatures of NASA employees and contractors is seen on the perimeter fence of Launch Complex 39B after NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft were rolled out to the launch pad, Sunday, Jan. 18, 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Orion Crew Survival System suit that will be worn by Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman of NASA and those that will be worn by Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch of NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen of the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) are seen in the suit-up room of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II test flight will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen around the Moon and back to Earth no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, after being rolled out to the launch pad 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft roll back to the Vehicle Assembly Building, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Teams will troubleshoot a helium flow issue experienced on the rocket’s interim cryogenic propulsion stage before rolling the rocket and spacecraft back to Launch Complex 39B for the Artemis II mission around the Moon. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft roll back to the Vehicle Assembly Building, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Teams will troubleshoot a helium flow issue experienced on the rocket’s interim cryogenic propulsion stage before rolling the rocket and spacecraft back to Launch Complex 39B for the Artemis II mission around the Moon. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen illuminated by lights at Launch Complex 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the coming days, engineers will prepare for the wet dress rehearsal, a two-day test that simulates launch day. 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen illuminated by lights at Launch Complex 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the coming days, engineers will prepare for the wet dress rehearsal, a two-day test that simulates launch day. 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen illuminated by lights at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the coming days, engineers will prepare for the second wet dress rehearsal, a two-day test that simulates launch day. 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, as the launch countdown progresses at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B, with a two hour launch window opening at 6:24 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, as the launch countdown progresses at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B, with a two hour launch window opening at 6:24 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
The van carrying the closeout crew arrives at Launch Complex 39B to complete final preparations for the arrival of the crew and to assist them in boarding their Orion spacecraft aboard NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, as the launch countdown progresses at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B, with a two hour launch window opening at 6:24 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The astrovan with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist, drives by the Vehicle Assembly Building towards Launch Complex 39B ahead of the crew boarding their Orion spacecraft atop NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B, with a two hour launch window opening at 6:24 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, as the Artemis II launch teams load more than 700,000 gallons of cryogenic propellants including liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as the launch countdown progresses at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B, with a two hour launch window opening at 6:24 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The closeout crew departs the launch pad after completing final configuration tasks and assisting NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist with boarding their Orion spacecraft atop NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket atop the mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, as the launch countdown progresses at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B, with a two hour launch window opening at 6:24 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
A NASA helicopter flies past the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, as the launch countdown progresses at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B, with a two hour launch window opening at 6:24 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The astrovan with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist, drives by the Vehicle Assembly Building towards Launch Complex 39B ahead of the crew boarding their Orion spacecraft atop NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B, with a two hour launch window opening at 6:24 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher after the arrival of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist at Launch Complex 39B, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, as the launch countdown progresses at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B, with a two hour launch window opening at 6:24 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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) on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B with launch targeted for no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The astrovan with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist, arrives at Launch Complex 39B ahead of the crew boarding their Orion spacecraft atop NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B, with a two hour launch window opening at 6:24 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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 no later than no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at sunset atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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 no later than no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at sunset atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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 no later than no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at sunset atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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 no later than no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at sunset atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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 no later than no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at sunset atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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 no later than no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at sunset atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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 no later than no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at sunset atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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 no later than no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen illuminated by spotlights atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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 no later than no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at sunset atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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 no later than no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at sunrise atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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) on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B with launch targeted for no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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) on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B with launch targeted for no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at sunrise atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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) on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B with launch targeted for no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, as preparations continue for launch 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) on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B with launch targeted for no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
An airplane passes in front of the Moon as seen from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Artemis II, the first crewed mission of the Artemis program, is scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:24 p.m. EDT today. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at sunrise atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, as preparations for launch continue 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 at sunrise atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, as preparations for launch continue 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, Monday, March 30, 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, Monday, March 30, 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’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 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, Monday, March 30, 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, Monday, March 30, 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, Monday, March 30, 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, Monday, March 30, 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, Monday, March 30, 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, Monday, March 30, 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, Monday, March 30, 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)
The Artemis Closeout Crew van is seen with NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, Orion spacecraft, atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 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 in this false color infrared image, atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 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, Monday, March 30, 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, Tuesday, March 31, 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, Tuesday, March 31, 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, Wednesday, April 1, 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. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, as the launch countdown progresses at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B, with a two hour launch window opening at 6:24pm EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, as the launch countdown progresses at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B, with a two hour launch window opening at 6:24pm EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)