Artemis II Rollout

From left, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Jeremy Hansen Artemis II mission specialist, NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, speak to members of the media as NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft rolls out to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. In the coming weeks, engineers will prepare for the wet dress rehearsal, a two-day test that simulates launch day. The Artemis II test flight will take Hansen, Glover, Koch, and Commander Reid Wiseman (not pictured), from NASA, around the Moon and back to Earth no later than April 2026.

From left, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Jeremy Hansen Artemis II mission specialist, NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, speak to members of the media as NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft rolls out to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. In the coming weeks, engineers will prepare for the wet dress rehearsal, a two-day test that simulates launch day. The Artemis II test flight will take Hansen, Glover, Koch, and Commander Reid Wiseman (not pictured), from NASA, around the Moon and back to Earth no later than April 2026.

Photographer NASA/Kim Shiflett
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