Artemis II Launch Crew Walkout

Artemis II astronaut Pilot Victor Glover is seen as the Artemis II crew prepares to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center to board NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II launch, Wednesday, Apr. 1, 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 earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Artemis II astronaut Pilot Victor Glover is seen as the Artemis II crew prepares to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center to board NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II launch, Wednesday, Apr. 1, 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 earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)