NASA Artemis II Moon Mission: Orion Spacecraft 'Hits the Road' | NASA Kennedy

NASA Artemis II Moon Mission: Orion Spacecraft 'Hits the Road' | NASA Kennedy

Recently, teams transported NASA's Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II Moon Mission to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, where they have begun fueling the crew and service modules. After fueling, teams will install the launch abort system on Orion at the Launch Abort System Facility before heading to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to be stacked atop the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) Rocket.

The Artemis II test flight is the first crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis campaign and is another step toward missions on the lunar surface and helping the agency prepare for future human missions to Mars.

The Artemis II test flight will be sending NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Reid Wiseman, as well as Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on a ten-day journey around the Moon and back.

Artemis II will launch no earlier than April 2026.

Check the NASA Artemis II Mission page for updates:

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

Learn more about NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket: nasa.gov/sls

Follow updates on the Artemis blog: 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/

Credit: NASA
Duration: 46 seconds
Release Date: July 11, 2025  

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