Artemis II Preflight
The closeout crew departs the launch pad after completing final configuration tasks and assisting NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist with boarding their Orion spacecraft atop NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket atop the mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, as the launch countdown progresses at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B, with a two hour launch window opening at 6:24 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
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NHQ202604010209
Date Created
April 1, 2026
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Media Type
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Photographer
NASA/Joel Kowsky
Location
Kennedy Space Center
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