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NASA Artemis II Countdown to Launch

This feed will provide continuous coverage of Artemis II mission activities with live commentary, beginning with tanking of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and concluding with the recovery of the Orion Integrity spacecraft after splashdown.

Live coverage of Artemis II's launch and lunar flyby, as well as daily mission briefings, will also stream on this feed.


These events will additionally be carried as standalone streams on NASA's YouTube channel and elsewhere. 


Four astronauts, three from NASA and one from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), make up the Artemis II crew:


NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman

Artemis II commander


NASA astronaut Victor Glover

Artemis II pilot


NASA astronaut Christina Koch

Artemis II mission specialist


CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen

Artemis II mission specialist


After launching into space atop SLS, the crew will journey around the Moon and back in their Orion spacecraft on an approximately 10-day mission.


Artemis II will be the first crewed flight test of SLS and Orion, testing the technologies we'll need for long-term lunar exploration and human missions to Mars.

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