Commercial Crew-13 Astronauts in VAB

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins visits the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, and views the agency’s Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) core stage. Artemis III will launch astronauts to low Earth orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft on top of SLS to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land Artemis IV astronauts on the Moon in 2028.

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins visits the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, and views the agency’s Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) core stage. Artemis III will launch astronauts to low Earth orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft on top of SLS to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land Artemis IV astronauts on the Moon in 2028.

Photographer NASA/Kim Shiflett
Album SpaceX_Crew_13
Location VAB
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