Artemis II Launch Demonstration Test Day | Kennedy Space Center

Artemis II Launch Demonstration Test Day | Kennedy Space Center

Artemis II NASA astronauts (left to right) Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, plus Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen stand at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B

Artemis II crew members (from left) Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman walk out of the Astronaut Crew Quarters

Artemis II astronauts, from left, NASA astronaut Victor Glover (left), Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Reid Wiseman stand on the crew access arm of the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B

Artemis II crew member NASA astronaut Christina Koch is shown wearing a test version of the Orion crew survival system spacesuits

Artemis II NASA astronaut Christina Koch stands on the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B

Artemis II NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen stand in the white room with fellow NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and closeout team members on the crew access arm of the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B.

These are pictures from the Launch Demonstration Test ISSV-1A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center that was held on Sept. 20, 2023. The test ensures the ground systems team is ready to support the Artemis II crew timeline on launch day. 

NASA’s Artemis II Crew: 

Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency.

Artemis II will be NASA’s first crewed flight test of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft around the Moon to verify today’s capabilities for humans to explore deep space and pave the way for long-term exploration and science on the lunar surface.

Learn more about the Artemis II Mission:

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii

Artemis II will launch no earlier than December 2024.

Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett/Frank Michaux

Image Date: Sept. 20, 2023

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