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jsc2026e019363 (April 1, 2026) – Public Affairs Officer Gary Jordan prepares for the Artemis II launch in the White Flight Control Room in the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, with the Orion spacecraft atop carrying NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B in Florida at 6:35 p.m. ET to begin its journey to deep space. Credit: NASA