NASA Artemis II Moon Mission Preflight | Kennedy Space Center
A banner covered with the signatures of NASA employees and contractors is seen on the perimeter fence of Launch Complex 39B after NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft were rolled out to the launch pad, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, are reflected in the sunglasses of NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen watch them make the 4.2 mile journey to Launch Pad 39B atop crawler-transporter 2, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The flags of the United States and Canada are seen on the left shoulder of the Orion Crew Survival System suits that Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) will wear on the Artemis II test flight are seen, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in the suit-up room of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The flags of the United States and Canada are seen on the left shoulder of the Orion Crew Survival System suits that Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) will wear on the Artemis II test flight are seen in the suit-up room of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander are seen alongside the Orion Crew Survival System suits that they and fellow crewmates NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, as they wait to participate in an interview in the suit-up room of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The Artemis II mission patch is seen on the right shoulder of the Orion Crew Survival System suits that Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) will wear on the Artemis II test flight are seen, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in the suit-up room of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA Artemis II Mission emblem
NASA's Orion crew spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket have arrived at launch complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center ahead of the first of launch of humans to the Moon since 1972. NASA is working toward the launch of the Artemis II mission no earlier than February 6 and no later than April 2026.
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.
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:
Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
Dates: Jan. 17-18, 2026
Dates: Jan. 17-18, 2026
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