STS-131 PAYLOAD CANISTER EN ROUTE FROM CRF THRU LC39 TO PAD 39A

STS-131 PAYLOAD CANISTER EN ROUTE FROM CRF THRU LC39 TO PAD 39A

STS-131 PAYLOAD CANISTER EN ROUTE FROM CRF THRU LC39 TO PAD 39A

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Kennedy Space Center's 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building is seen in this aerial view. Roof repairs are currently underway. Photo credit: Cory Huston

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This aerial view on NASA's Kennedy Space Center shows the Launch Complex 39 Observation Gantry in the foreground, the crawlerways leading to the launch pads, and space shuttle Launch Complex 39 Pad A (left) and Pad B in the background, silhouetted by the Atlantic Ocean. Photo credit: Cory Huston

NASA/Construction Aerial: Pad 39A, looking south

On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, July 16, 2019, astronaut Michael Collins, left, speaks to Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana in the astronaut crew quarters about the moments leading up to launch at 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, and what it was like to be the first to land on the Moon.

On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, July 16, 2019, astronaut Michael Collins, left, speaks to Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana in the astronaut crew quarters about the moments leading up to launch at 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, and what it was like to be the first to land on the Moon.

On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, July 16, 2019, astronaut Michael Collins, left, speaks to Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana in the astronaut crew quarters about the moments leading up to launch at 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, and what it was like to be the first to land on the Moon.

On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, July 16, 2019, astronaut Michael Collins, left, speaks to Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana in the astronaut crew quarters about the moments leading up to launch at 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, and what it was like to be the first to land on the Moon.

In this angle looking up, this photograph shows the crew access arm connected to NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 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), on a 10-day journey no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.

A closeup view of NASA’s Orion spacecraft with the launch abort system atop NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 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), on a 10-day journey no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, stands vertical at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 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), on a 10-day journey no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.

In this angle looking up, this photograph shows NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 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), on a 10-day journey no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.

A closeup view of the crew access arm connected to NASA’s Orion spacecraft with the launch abort system atop NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 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), on a 10-day journey no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.

A closeup view of NASA’s Orion spacecraft with the launch abort system atop NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 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), on a 10-day journey no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.

A closeup view of the crew access arm connected to NASA’s Orion spacecraft with the launch abort system atop NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 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), on a 10-day journey no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.

A closeup view of the crew access arm connected to NASA’s Orion spacecraft with the launch abort system atop NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 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), on a 10-day journey no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.

In this angle looking up, this photograph shows NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 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), on a 10-day journey no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.

A closeup view of the crew access arm connected to NASA’s Orion spacecraft with the launch abort system atop NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 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), on a 10-day journey no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, stands vertical at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 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), on a 10-day journey no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, stands vertical at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 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), on a 10-day journey no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.

This photograph shows a closeup view of one of the solid rocket boosters attached to NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at Launch Complex 39B with the Vehicle Assembly Building in the background at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 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), on a 10-day journey no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.