NASA Artemis II Moon Rocket Preflight at Launchpad | Kennedy Space Center

NASA Artemis II Moon Rocket Preflight at Launchpad | Kennedy Space Center

NASA's Artemis II Orion crew spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket are at Kennedy Space Center's launch complex 39B 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.

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

Learn about NASA's Orion crew spacecraft:

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/orion-spacecraft/

NASA Artemis II Mission page:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/

Follow NASA updates on the Artemis Program blog: 

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

Image Credit: NASA/Jim Ross
Release Date: Jan. 28, 2026

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