Artemis II Astronauts Set for Historic Moon Flyby Launch

NASA’s Artemis II mission, led by Commander Reid Wiseman with Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen, will launch no earlier than February 6, 2026, atop the powerful SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft for a 10-day test flight. The crew graces TIME magazine’s February cover as they complete a key wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center, simulating a full countdown and fueling. This pivotal step in the Artemis program gathers data for future lunar landings and Mars missions, with the team emphasizing their unbreakable trust: ‘We have each other’s backs…always.’

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