
Artemis II Flight Readiness Review
From left, Cliff Lanham, deputy manager, Exploration Ground Systems; Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, launch director, Exploration Ground Systems Program; and Lili Villarreal, Artemis II landing and recovery director in Exploration Ground Systems Program at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, participate in the Artemis II Flight Readiness Review with NASA leadership on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at NASA Kennedy. The review is an assessment of the readiness of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to support the Artemis II test flight as four astronauts journey around the Moon and return to Earth.