NASA astronaut Chris Williams launched aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft to the International Space Station at 4:27 a.m. on Nov. 27, accompanied by cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev. Coverage of the hatch opening and welcome ceremony begins at 9:50 a.m. EST.
A crew of four research volunteers stepped inside NASA’s CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) habitat on Oct. 19, marking the start of the agency’s second 378-day simulated Mars mission.
CHAPEA Analog Mission 2 about NASA’s Mars Habitat
Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Stacked
NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft with its launch abort system is stacked atop the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. The spacecraft will carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a 10-day mission around the Moon and back in early 2026.
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Artemis II will test NASA’s deep space capabilities as humans fly on the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for the first time. Join the mission by launching your name around the moon alongside NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
Artemis II Boarding Pass about Send Your Name Around the Moon
