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NASA Artemis II Moon Mission Astronaut Photos | Kennedy Space Center

NASA Artemis II Moon Mission Astronaut Photos | Kennedy Space Center

From left to right, Artemis II NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot, and Christina Koch, mission specialist, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist
From left: Artemis II backup crewmembers NASA astronaut Andre Douglas and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jenni Gibbons and prime crewmembers NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, pose for a picture with NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft
Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, left, NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, and Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander are seen as members of the media ask questions
NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, second from left, speaks to members of the media alongside fellow crewmates Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, left, and NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, and Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, right, speaks to members of the media
NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, second from right, speaks to members of the media alongside Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander
Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, speaks to members of the media alongside NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander
Artemis II Mission Emblem

The 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 Canadian Space Agency (CSA), around the Moon and back to Earth no later than April 2026. The astronauts posed for photographs during rollout of NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. 

In the coming weeks, engineers will prepare for the wet dress rehearsal, a two-day test that simulates launch day. 

Check the NASA Artemis II Mission page for updates:

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Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky/Kim Shiflett
Date: Jan. 17, 2026

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