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Artemis 2
Exploration Ground Systems
Kennedy Space Center
NASA’s Crawler-transporter 2 moves toward the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.
Posted January 16, 2026
Artemis
Artemis 2
Kennedy Space Center
Santa Claus (NASA engineer Guy Naylor) poses with NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft and SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 11, 2025. The Orion spacecraft was stacked atop the SLS in October 2025. Set to launch in early 2026, the Artemis II […]
Posted December 24, 2025
Kennedy Space Center
Andre Douglas
Artemis 2
Christina H. Koch
Exploration Ground Systems
G. Reid Wiseman
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Space Launch System (SLS)
Victor J. Glover
For most, getting into a car is a task that can be done without assistance. Yet for those whose destination is the Moon, the process of getting inside and secured – in this case, in NASA’s Orion spacecraft – requires help. That’s the role of the Artemis closeout crew. Trained to support Artemis II and […]
Posted December 23, 2025
Artemis 2
Andre Douglas
Christina H. Koch
Exploration Ground Systems
G. Reid Wiseman
Kennedy Space Center
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Space Launch System (SLS)
Victor J. Glover
NASA’s launch and mission teams, along with the Artemis II crew, completed a key test Dec. 20, a countdown demonstration test, ahead of the Artemis II flight around the Moon early next year. The astronauts, supported by launch and flight control teams, dressed in their launch and entry suits, boarded their spacecraft on top of […]
Posted December 23, 2025
Kennedy Space Center
Artemis
Artemis 2
Commercial Crew
Commercial Resupply
Exploration Ground Systems
International Space Station (ISS)
Launch Services Program
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida spent 2025 preparing the launch vehicle and its powerhouse SLS (Space Launch System) rocket to launch four astronauts around the Moon for Artemis II in early 2026.
Posted December 22, 2025
Artemis
Artemis 2
Christina H. Koch
Exploration Ground Systems
G. Reid Wiseman
Kennedy Space Center
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Space Launch System (SLS)
Victor J. Glover
The four astronauts set to fly around the Moon during NASA’s Artemis II test flight depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, during a dress rehearsal for launch day on Dec. 20, 2025.
Posted December 20, 2025
Artemis 2
Exploration Ground Systems
Kennedy Space Center
Michoud Assembly Facility
Missions
Orion Program
NASA is marking America’s 250th year with a bold new symbol of the nation’s relentless drive to explore. The America 250 emblem is now on the twin solid rocket boosters of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for Artemis II — the powerhouse that will launch a crew of four around the Moon next year. […]
Posted December 2, 2025
NASA Centers & Facilities
Glenn Research Center
Kennedy Space Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
Stennis Space Center
NASA has selected Plug Power, Inc., of Slingerlands, New York, and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., of Allentown, Pennsylvania, to supply up to approximately 36,952,000 pounds of liquid hydrogen for use at facilities across the agency.
Posted November 21, 2025
Artemis 2
Artemis
Exploration Ground Systems
Kennedy Space Center
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Space Launch System (SLS)
As 2026 nears, NASA continues moving forward to launching and flying Artemis II, the first crewed mission under the Artemis campaign, no later than April next year. NASA’s Orion spacecraft, complete with its launch abort system escape tower, is now integrated with the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at […]
Posted November 20, 2025
NASA en español
Artemis
Artemis 2
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Kennedy Space Center
Read this press release in English here. Ya está abierto el plazo de acreditación de medios de comunicación para el lanzamiento de la primera misión lunar tripulada de la campaña Artemis de la NASA. Con un lanzamiento previsto para principios de 2026, el vuelo de prueba Artemis II enviará a los astronautas de la NASA Reid […]
Posted November 17, 2025
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