Artemis II Orion Crew Spacecraft Lifted Atop SLS Moon Rocket | NASA Kennedy

Artemis II Orion Crew Spacecraft Lifted Atop SLS Moon Rocket | NASA Kennedy

Movin’ on up! ⬆️

Earlier this week, NASA's Artemis II Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, was lifted atop the Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Lockheed Martin was the contractor responsible for the assembly and testing of NASA's Orion Artemis II spacecraft.

The Artemis II test flight will send NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen around the Moon and return them safely back home.

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/

Image Credit: Lockheed Martin

Release Date: Oct. 24, 2025

 

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