Crew Members and Backup Members for NASA’s Artemis II Mission and Teams From ...
Crew members and backup members for NASA’s Artemis II mission and teams from the agency’s Exploration Ground Systems Program participate in emergency egress training at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. From left, Andre Douglas, NASA’s Artemis II backup crew member; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jenni Gibbons, Artemis II backup crew member; NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot; NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander; NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist; and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist sit in the back of a mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle, or MRAP. Originally designed for military applications, the 45,000-pound MRAP offers a mobile bunker for astronauts and ground crews in the unlikely event they must get away from the launch pad quickly in an emergency.
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