From left to right, Rachel Kraft, NASA communications; Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate; Shawn Quinn, program manager, Exploration Ground Systems; Chris Cianciola, deputy manager, NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) Program; and Howard Hu, manager, Orion Program, participate in a news conference on Sunday, March 29, 2026, to discuss the upcoming Artemis II test flight at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II mission will take Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1.
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KSC-20260329-VP-LMM01-0001-Artemis_II_L3_Countdown_Status-M19833
Date Created
March 29, 2026
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KSC
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NASA/Lorne Mathre
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Press Site Auditorium
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