"The Artemis II mission represents a major step forward for NASA and seeks to send four astronauts-Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen-around the Moon and back. The 10-day mission will be the first time astronauts have left low-Earth orbit since the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972. The mission's Space Launch System rocket has been stacked and declared ready for flight. The Orion spacecraft is in the final stages of preparation and will be attached to the top of the rocket later this year."
"Early next year, the combined stack will roll out to the vehicle's launch site at Kennedy Space Center, said Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis launch director. At the pad, the rocket and spacecraft will be connected to ground systems, and after about two weeks, it will undergo a "wet dress rehearsal." During this fueling test, the first and second stages of the rocket will be fully loaded with liquid hydrogen and oxygen, and the countdown will be taken down to T-29 seconds."
Artemis II will carry four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—on a roughly 10-day mission to fly around the Moon and return, marking the first human departure from low-Earth orbit since 1972. The Space Launch System rocket is stacked and declared ready, and the Orion spacecraft is in final preparation to be attached later this year. The combined stack will roll to Kennedy Space Center early next year for pad integration and a wet dress rehearsal that fuels the first two stages and practices the countdown to T-29 seconds. The targeted launch window opens February 5, 2026.
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