Artemis II Terminal Count Simulation (ISVV-3)

Members of the Artemis launch team participate in an Artemis II Terminal Count Simulation in Firing Room 1 inside the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Teams practiced running through the last hours of launch countdown as part of an integrated ground systems test the Exploration Ground Systems team is undergoing to prepare for Artemis II. This particular operation focused on testing the updated launch control system software the Artemis launch team uses to launch the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft. Four astronauts will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence for science and exploration through Artemis.