Artemis II LaunchNASA’s Artemis II mission lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT on April 1, 2026, sending four astronauts aboard Orion on a test flight around the Moon and back.NASA’s Space Launch System rocket launches carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina...In this three minute exposure, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander;...Guests at the Banana Creek viewing site watch the launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft...Guests at the Banana Creek viewing site watch the launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft...Guests watch the launch of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander;...Guests watch the launch of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander;...The solid rocket boosters are seen as they fall away after separating from NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket carrying...NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch,...NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch,...jsc2026e018919 (April 1, 2026) - NASA flight directors Rick Henfling (right) and Judd Frieling (left) sit on console in Mission...jsc2026e018915 (April 1, 2026) - Artemis II lead capcom Stan Love (right) and Artemis II chief training officer Jacki Mahaffey...jsc2026e018923 (April 1, 2026) - Artemis II capcom Stan Love sits on console in Mission Control's White Flight Control Room...jsc2026e018916 (April 1, 2026) - Judd Frieling, the Artemis II lead flight director for ascent, is photographed in Mission Control's...NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch,...NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch,... art002m1200912222b-saj-jettison-2 - A view of one of the spacecraft adapter jettison panels falling away from the Orion spacecraft’s service module,...
