A Closeup View of NASA’s Orion Spacecraft With the Launch Abort System Atop S...
A closeup view of NASA’s Orion spacecraft with the launch abort system atop secured to NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 and the agency’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket begins the 4-mile journey toward Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 20, 2026. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth with launch opportunities beginning in April 2026.
