Artemis II Rollout

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, left, NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, and Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander are seen as members of the media ask questions as NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft rolls out to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. In the coming weeks, engineers will prepare for the wet dress rehearsal, a two-day test that simulates launch day. The Artemis II test flight will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen around the Moon and back to Earth no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)