In a NASA Artemis mission picture released on December 30, 2025, the Space Launch System (SLS) is seen with some of the retractable platforms pulled away iInside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA Kennedy. (NASA via SWNS)
Artemis II crew members CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist, right, and NASA astronauts Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; after exiting the elevator at the 275-foot level of the mobile launcher as they walk towards the crew access arm prepare to board their Orion spacecraft atop NASA's Moon rocket during the Artemis II countdown demonstration test on Dec. 20, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA Kennedy. (NASA via SWNS)
From right to left, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist. (NASA via SWNS)
In a NASA Artemis mission picture released on December 30, 2025, the Space Launch System (SLS) is seen with some of the retractable platforms pulled away iInside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA Kennedy. (NASA via SWNS)
By Dean Murray
Impressive scenes show the huge rocket set to carry astronauts around the Moon next month.
Artemis II crew members CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist, right, and NASA astronauts Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; after exiting the elevator at the 275-foot level of the mobile launcher as they walk towards the crew access arm prepare to board their Orion spacecraft atop NASA's Moon rocket during the Artemis II countdown demonstration test on Dec. 20, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA Kennedy. (NASA via SWNS)
From right to left, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist. (NASA via SWNS)
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