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Artemis II wet dress rehearsal countdown progresses at Kennedy Space Center — Images-assets.nasa.gov

Artemis II wet dress rehearsal countdown progresses at Kennedy Space Center

NASA continued the countdown for the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal, a fueling test of the Space Launch System rocket, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Early this morning, at approximately L-39 hours and 30 minutes, teams powered up the rocket’s core stage. Teams monitored all

Countdown begins for Artemis II wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center — Nasa.gov

Countdown begins for Artemis II wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center

The countdown for the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal is underway at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The countdown clock began at 8:13 p.m. EST, or L-48 hours, 40 minutes before the opening of a simulated launch window at 9 pm. Mon, Feb. 2. The test

Doug Parkinson leads SLS launch integration and mission operations at NASA — Nasa.gov

Doug Parkinson leads SLS launch integration and mission operations at NASA

Doug Parkinson serves as NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lead for Launch Integration and Mission Operations at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. He guides engineers who monitor the rocket during testing, pre-launch, and launch activities; he joined NASA in 1999 and moved to the SLS program in

Networks keeping NASA’s Artemis II mission connected around the Moon — Nasa.gov

Networks keeping NASA’s Artemis II mission connected around the Moon

NASA’s Artemis II mission will carry four astronauts around the Moon, and the agency is relying on its Near Space Network and Deep Space Network to carry voice, images, video and mission data during launch, translunar cruise, lunar orbit and return, under oversight by the agency’s SCaN (Space

NASA prepares wet dress rehearsal to fuel Artemis II at Kennedy Space Center — Images-assets.nasa.gov

NASA prepares wet dress rehearsal to fuel Artemis II at Kennedy Space Center

Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are preparing the SLS rocket, Orion spacecraft, and ground infrastructure for a wet dress rehearsal ahead of the Artemis II test flight, with a simulated launch possible as early as Saturday, Jan. 31. The wet dress rehearsal is a prelaunch test

Dustin Gohmert on Orion pressure suits for Artemis II — Nasa.gov

Dustin Gohmert on Orion pressure suits for Artemis II

In an audio excerpt, Dustin Gohmert, Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, described the specialized pressure suits astronauts will wear inside the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission around the Moon. The suits are designed to protect the crew throughout their

NASA selects 34 volunteers to track Orion during Artemis II lunar mission — Nasa.gov

NASA selects 34 volunteers to track Orion during Artemis II lunar mission

NASA has selected 34 global volunteers to track the Orion spacecraft during the crewed Artemis II mission’s roughly 10-day journey around the Moon. Participants, chosen from a request for proposals published in August 2025, include commercial service providers, academic institutions, government agencies and individual amateur radio enthusiasts. Using their

Artemis II crew begins quarantine in Houston ahead of lunar flyaround — Nasa.gov

Artemis II crew begins quarantine in Houston ahead of lunar flyaround

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, entered quarantine late Friday in Houston as they prepare to fly around the Moon on the Artemis II mission. The crew’s quarantine is part of the health stabilization program, which typically starts

Artemis II will carry historic keepsakes aboard Orion on crewed lunar test flight — Images-assets.nasa.gov

Artemis II will carry historic keepsakes aboard Orion on crewed lunar test flight

NASA’s Artemis II mission will carry a collection of mementos in its official flight kit aboard the Orion spacecraft as it carries four astronauts around the Moon on the first crewed test flight of the Artemis campaign. The spacecraft will launch atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The

Artemis II begins pad preparations at Kennedy for upcoming wet dress rehearsal

NASA’s Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived at Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, and engineers began preparations for an upcoming wet dress rehearsal, a fueling test of the rocket set to occur before launch. Technicians hooked up

NASA rolls Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B — Nasa.gov

NASA rolls Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B

An image released Jan. 17, 2026 shows NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and being carried to Launch Pad 39B. The massive Crawler-Transporter, upgraded for the Artemis program, moved the rocket and spacecraft

NASA rolls Artemis II rocket to pad ahead of critical fueling test — Helios-i.mashable.com

NASA rolls Artemis II rocket to pad ahead of critical fueling test

NASA rolled the Artemis II Space Launch System and its mobile launcher to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on Jan. 17, 2026, preparing for a high‑stakes fueling exercise that must succeed before four astronauts can fly around the moon. The 11‑million‑pound, 322‑

Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft arrive at Launch Pad 39B — Nasa.gov

Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft arrive at Launch Pad 39B

At 6:42 p.m. EST on Saturday, Jan. 17, NASA’s Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft reached Launch Pad 39B after a nearly 12-hour journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Hours earlier, crawler-transporter 2 began its 4-mile trek

Artemis II SLS and Orion begin roll to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy — Nasa.gov

Artemis II SLS and Orion begin roll to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy

The SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft that will carry four astronauts around the Moon began rolling to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Jan. 17. The four-mile trek started at 7:04 a.m. EST and is expected to take up to 12

Artemis II to send four astronauts around the Moon on Orion test flight — Nasa.gov

Artemis II to send four astronauts around the Moon on Orion test flight

Artemis II is NASA’s first crewed test flight in the Artemis campaign. Four astronauts — NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — will fly aboard the Orion spacecraft to confirm systems operate as designed in the deep space environment. The mission

NASA to roll Artemis II rocket to Pad 39B starting Jan. 17 — Nasa.gov

NASA to roll Artemis II rocket to Pad 39B starting Jan. 17

NASA is targeting no earlier than 7 a.m. EST on Saturday, Jan. 17, to begin rolling its integrated SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A pre-rollout mission

NASA to move SLS and Orion to launch pad for Artemis II integration — Nasa.gov

NASA to move SLS and Orion to launch pad for Artemis II integration

NASA plans to transport its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center to begin final integration, testing and launch rehearsals for the Artemis II crewed test flight. The agency has a target to begin the transfer on Saturday, Jan. 17;

NASA to roll SLS and Orion to pad as Artemis II final pad work begins — Nasa.gov

NASA to roll SLS and Orion to pad as Artemis II final pad work begins

NASA will roll its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida as the agency begins final integration, testing and launch rehearsals for the Artemis II crewed test flight. NASA is targeting no earlier than Saturday, Jan. 17, to begin

Artemis II crew rehearses Orion boarding during countdown test at Kennedy — Nasa.gov

Artemis II crew rehearses Orion boarding during countdown test at Kennedy

Artemis II crewmembers rehearsed boarding their Orion spacecraft during a countdown demonstration test inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew included NASA astronauts Christina Koch (mission specialist), Victor Glover (pilot), and Reid Wiseman (commander), and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen (mission specialist), and