The rising Sun illuminates the sky on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, as NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft stand vertical at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 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 with launch opportunities beginning in April 2026.
Photographer NASA/Ben Smegelsky
Album Artemis_II_Launch
Location Max Brewer Bridge, Titusville, F
Date March 24, 2026