Two solid rocket boosters from NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket separate from the core stage and Orion spacecraft carrying Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, along with Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) following liftoff at 6:35 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take the crew members on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back.
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KSC-20260401-PH-SFL01_0029
Date Created
April 1, 2026
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NASA
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Artemis II Launch
Apr 1, 2026