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Artemis II (Artemis 2)
Mission-focused coverage for Artemis II including launch timing, countdown visibility, crew notes, and schedule changes. For broader context, visit the Artemis program hub.
Mission summary
Artemis II is the first planned crewed mission in NASA's Artemis campaign and is commonly searched as both Artemis II and Artemis 2. This page tracks schedule changes, timing, and mission readiness signals as the launch window evolves.
Launch date and countdown
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Space Launch System Block 1 - LC-39B
Countdown
T-23d 19hCrew highlights
- Reid Wiseman (Commander)
- Victor Glover (Pilot)
- Christina Koch (Mission Specialist)
- Jeremy Hansen (Mission Specialist)
How to watch
Astronauts
4 profilesOfficial profiles are sourced from NASA and partner agency biography pages.
Reid Wiseman
Commander • NASA
Summary Reid Wiseman is a 27-year Navy veteran, a pilot, a father, an engineer, and a Baltimore native. He was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 2009 and served as Flight Engineer aboard the International Space Station for Expedition 4...
Victor J. Glover, Jr.
Pilot • NASA
Summary Victor J. Glover, Jr. was selected as an astronaut in 2013 while serving as a Legislative Fellow in the United States Senate. He most recently served as pilot of the Crew-1 dragon spacecraft, named Resilience, which flew to the I...
Christina Koch
Mission Specialist • NASA
Quick Bio Christina Koch is an explorer and engineer who became astronaut in 2013. She is currently training for NASA’s Artemis II mission, planned to go around the moon next year. Her previous experience in spaceflight was living and wo...
Jeremy R. Hansen
Mission Specialist • Canadian Space Agency
Learn more about Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
Mission pieces
9 itemsStructured from official NASA reference and topic pages.
Orion Spacecraft
Official sourceNASA’s Orion spacecraft is built to take humans farther than they’ve ever gone before. On Artemis missions, Orion will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel, and provide safe re-entry from deep...
Space Launch System (SLS)
Official sourceNASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) is a super heavy-lift rocket that provides the foundation for human exploration beyond Earth orbit. With its unprecedented capabilities, SLS is the only rocket that can send NASA’s Orion spacecraft, four astronauts, and larg...
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS)
Official sourceThe SLS (Space Launch System) interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS) is an in-space rocket stage that provides propulsion to the Orion spacecraft during the first three Artemis missions.
RS-25 Engines
Official sourceSLS (Space Launch System) RS-25 Core Stage Engine Powering America’s Exploration of Deep Space: The Engines Behind NASA’s Space Launch System › Download PDF NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System), the most capable rocket in the world, is powered by RS-25 engines...
Solid Rocket Boosters
Official sourceNASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket booster is based on three decades of knowledge and experience gained with the space shuttle booster and improved with the latest technology.
Exploration Ground Systems
Official sourceEGS Home Artemis Space Launch System (SLS) Orion Human Landing System (HLS) Gateway Artemis Blog Artemis Missions Artemis I Artemis II Multimedia NASA Image Library Flickr Media Resources Exploration Ground Systems Exploration Ground Systems, based at NASA&...
Mobile Launcher 1
Official sourceMobile launcher 1 is the ground structure that is used to assemble, process, and launch NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for missions to deep space destinations,...
Launch Complex 39B
Official sourceSignificant upgrades and enhancements have been completed or are in progress at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) is preparing the pad to support the launch of the agency’s Space Launch System (SL...
European Service Module
Official sourceThe Orion European Service Module is the spacecraft’s powerhouse, supplying it with electricity, propulsion, thermal control, air, and water in space.
Mission evidence links
Coverage: streams available • references available
- Mission social update
Delayed to NET April due to upper stage helium leak issue.
Cosmic_Penguin • Feb 21, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC - Launch update source 2
Reverted back to NET March 6 EST, to be confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin • Feb 16, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC - Launch update source 3
Moved back up to NET March 3, to be confirmed (see also https://x.com/nasaspaceflight/status/2019805496836767830.)
Cosmic_Penguin • Feb 06, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC - Mission social update
Delayed to NET March, to be confirmed pending additional tests.
Cosmic_Penguin • Feb 03, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC - Launch update source 5
Delayed to NET February 8 EST, to be confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin • Jan 30, 2026, 1:14 PM UTC - Launch update source 6
Refined launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin • Jan 10, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC - Mission social update
Added launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin • Sep 23, 2025, 11:28 PM UTC - Mission social update
NET February 5.
Cosmic_Penguin • Sep 23, 2025, 2:39 PM UTC - Mission social update
Moved up to NET February.
Cosmic_Penguin • Jul 31, 2025, 11:05 PM UTC - Launch update source 11
NET April 2026.
Cosmic_Penguin • Dec 05, 2024, 6:18 PM UTC - Launch update source 12
NET September 2025.
Cosmic_Penguin • Jan 09, 2024, 6:53 PM UTC - Track NASA’s Artemis II Mission in Real Time
As NASA invites the public to follow the Artemis II mission as a crew of four astronauts venture around the Moon inside the agency’s Orion spacecraft, people around the world can pinpoint Orion during its journey using the Artemis Real-time Orbit Website (AROW). During the approximately 10-day mission, NASA will test how the spacecraft’s systems […]
Timeline (nasa primary) • Mar 06, 2026, 4:40 PM UTC - I Am Artemis: Paul Boehm
Listen to this audio excerpt from Paul Boehm, Orion crew support and thermal systems functional area manager: As the Artemis II astronauts fly around the Moon, they’ll rely on systems inside the Orion spacecraft to live, work, and keep them safe during their mission. At NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Paul Boehm, crew support and […]
Timeline (nasa primary) • Mar 04, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC - Artemis II: What’s on the Menu?
The food flying aboard Artemis II is designed to support crew health and performance during the mission around the Moon. With no resupply, refrigeration, or late-load capability, all meals must be carefully selected to remain safe, shelf-stable, and easy to prepare and consume in NASA’s Orion spacecraft. Food selections are developed in coordination with space […]
Timeline (nasa primary) • Mar 03, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC - NASA Repairs Upper Stage Helium Flow, Preps Continue Ahead of Rollout
With NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft in the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians have accessed the launch vehicle stage adapter to inspect components that prevented helium from flowing to the upper stage after a Feb. 21 wet dress rehearsal. Engineers determined a […]
Timeline (nasa primary) • Mar 03, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC - Teams Begin Artemis II Repairs in Vehicle Assembly Building
Once NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived at the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) Feb. 25, technicians immediately began addressing why the flow of helium to the SLS upper stage was interrupted as engineers were reconfiguring the rocket following a successful wet dress rehearsal on Feb. 21. To make the […]
Timeline (nasa primary) • Feb 26, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC
Social Posts
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Mission news
12 itemsCoverage combines launch-linked SNAPI joins and mission-keyword relevance.
As NASA invites the public to follow the Artemis II mission as a crew of four astronauts venture around the Moon inside the agency’s Orion spacecraft, people around the world can…
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 NASA is preparing a pair of global communications networks to keep the four-person Artemis II crew connected with Earth as they travel from…
The food flying aboard Artemis II is designed to support crew health and performance during the mission around the Moon. With no resupply, refrigeration, or late-load capability,…
New York (SDX) Feb 23, 2026 Weather permitting, NASA plans to move the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis II off Launch Pad 39B at the agency Kennedy…
The second launch rehearsal for Artemis II was a massive success and a showcase of the propellant loading process and systems working as designed.
After an issue with the SLS rocket's upper stage, NASA has made the difficult decision to roll the Artemis II stack back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).
NASA is gearing up for a likely rollback of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket… The post NASA prepares for likely rollback of SLS, delaying Artemis II to April appeared first o…
Engineers ran into problems repressurizing the Artemis 2 moon rocket’s upper stage helium tanks overnight Friday, a problem that will require rolling the huge rocket off the launc…
Just 24 hours after setting a March 6 launch date for the Artemis 2 mission, NASA said a problem with the Space Launch System upper stage could delay the launch. The post NASA pr…
Just one day after excitedly sharing the successful results of the second Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal, NASA has a different message this morning. A problem with helium flow to…
NASA is targeting a March 6 launch for Artemis 2 after completing a countdown test with few problems. The post NASA targeting March 6 for Artemis 2 launch appeared first on Space…
NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen take off on a T-38 training flight from Ellington Field on Feb. 11, 2026, as a waning crescent Moon…
Upcoming Artemis II launches
1 items- SLS Block 1 | Artemis II
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - LC-39B
Apr 01, 2026, 6:24 PM EDT
Recent update log
- SLS Block 1 | Artemis IIFeb 21, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
Status: TBC. NET: Apr 01, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.
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Artemis II FAQ
- Is Artemis II the same as Artemis 2?
- Yes. Artemis II and Artemis 2 refer to the same crewed mission.
- When is the Artemis II launch date?
- Artemis II timing can shift with readiness, range, and weather constraints. This page tracks launch date and countdown changes as source data updates.
- Where can I watch Artemis II live?
- When official streams are published, this page lists watch links with mission details, status, and launch-window context.
- Who is on the Artemis II crew?
- Crew highlights appear here when crew data is present in the mission feed payload.