Commercial Crew-13 Astronauts in VAB

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins (fourth from left) speaks to teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a visit to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Joining Watkins are fellow NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Stan Love, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and NASA astronaut Anil Menon, who also viewed the agency’s Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) core stage, currently undergoing prelaunch processing. Artemis III will launch astronauts to low Earth orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft on top of SLS to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land Artemis IV astronauts on the Moon in 2028.