Artemis II Rollout

Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis II launch director at NASA's Kennedy Space Center greets Space Launch Systems (SLS) Chief Engineer John Blevins, second from left, SLS Deputy Chief Engineer Phillip Allen, center, and Engineering Advisor to the NASA Associate Administrator Adam Steltzner, right, in Firing Room One of the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center as NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, roll out of High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s 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 no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani) Portions of this image have been blurred for security reasons.