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Mission-focused coverage for Artemis II including launch timing, countdown visibility, crew notes, and schedule changes. For broader context, visit the Artemis program hub.
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.
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Official 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 served as pilot of the Crew-1 dragon spacecraft, named Resilience, which flew to the International S...
Christina Koch
Mission Specialist • NASA
Quick Bio Christina Koch is an explorer and engineer who became astronaut in 2013. She served as mission specialist of NASA’s Artemis II mission in 2026. Her previous experience in spaceflight was living and working on the International...
Jeremy R. Hansen
Mission Specialist • Canadian Space Agency
Learn more about Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
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Orion Spacecraft
Official sourceA detailed overview of the design, development, testing, and engineering of Orion — NASA’s spacecraft carrying and sustaining the crew on Artemis missions to the Moon and returning them safely to Earth.
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.
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The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission – NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen – visited Huntsville, Alabama, Sept. 1, 2026, where they met with the NASA workforce at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The event gave the crew an opportunity to share firsthand […]
From left to right: NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor from President Donald J. Trump on Aug. 28, 2026, for their service during the Artemis II mission. The Congressional Space Medal of Honor was authorized […]
President Donald J. Trump will award each of NASA’s Artemis II crew members the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 28, during a ceremony at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, […]
NASA is advancing toward Artemis III’s crewed demonstration mission with accelerated, measurable progress across all fronts, outpacing Artemis II integration timelines as teams ready the Orion spacecraft and SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for next year’s mission in low Earth orbit. The Orion crew and service modules were joined together on July 30 inside the […]
It is full steam ahead at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as teams process and assemble flight hardware in preparation for the upcoming crewed Artemis III mission. Less than three months after the safe return of the Artemis II crew, teams began stacking the twin SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket booster segments inside […]
Seven weeks after the Orion spacecraft returned four astronauts from humanity’s first crewed journey around the Moon since Apollo, Artemis II Orion Vehicle Manager Branelle Rodriguez reflected on the mission’s achievements and how it is shaping NASA’s return to the lunar surface and future missions to Mars.  Introduced by NASA’s Johnson Space Center Acting Director of Business Development and Technology Integration Monte Goforth, Rodriguez spoke at the Ion in […]
The Moon appears half-illuminated in this photo captured by the Artemis II crew on flight day 6. The terminator – the difference between light and darkness – provides a stark contrast and even greater perspective of the Moon’s rocky, uneven, and otherworldly surface features. The near side, which is what we can see from Earth, […]
Jason Peterson’s responsibilities for NASA’s Artemis II mission went beyond his usual role as the range operations manager at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Peterson credits his military experience with preparing him for the 12-to-16-hour workdays that helped bring the Artemis II test flight around the Moon and into view for audiences around the world.
Since NASA’s Artemis II crew members safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10 after their record-setting mission around the Moon, science teams have been busy collecting more data and combing through observations collected on the test flight. Results from these science investigations will help support safe human exploration of deep space and […]
Results from Artemis II’s science investigations will help support safe human exploration of deep space and provide a blueprint for how future missions will conduct science on the lunar surface as NASA builds a Moon Base and develops an enduring human presence there.
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The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission – NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen – visited Huntsvill…
Following their landmark Artemis II mission earlier this year, distinguished NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman are transitioning in September to emeritus status at th…
Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center have pushed Artemis III Space Launch System hardware another… The post Artemis III SLS stacking advances as Orion results confirm trajectory…
On Aug. 24, technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida began installing the four RS‑25 engines in the core stage of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that w…
From left to right: NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman receive the Congressiona…
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to the Expedition 75 crew today from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. [Possible quote here]. While at the center, the president als…
President Trump signed an Executive Order today during a ceremony honoring the Artemis II crew that will create a NASA-led U.S. Space Academy to “encourage and guide” students to…
President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen with the Congressional S…
How did the Human Landing System come to simultaneously occupy the core of NASA’s ambitions, while slipping significantly on its schedule in the last seven years?
President Donald J. Trump will award each of NASA’s Artemis II crew members the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 28, during a ceremony at the agen…
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said today he’s “extremely confident” Artemis III will launch next year to test rendezvous and docking operations between Orion and test versions…
Technicians joined the Orion crew and service modules together on July 30, 2026, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Flori…
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