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ALT The Orion crew and service modules for NASA’s Artemis III mission are shown mated in a workstation in the Operations and Checkout Building at the agency's Kennedy Space Center. The view shows some of the crew module’s exposed wiring and structural elements on the upper section and the white exterior of the service module below, all surrounded by work platforms, railings, signs, and facility hardware. Credit: NASA
ALT Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, a team of technicians works around an RS‑25 rocket engine being offloaded for the Artemis III mission. The engine sits on a support stand, showing its complex components. Several technicians stand and climb on the stand to guide the hardware, with one handing a tool upward. The background includes white structural beams, ventilation ducts, and bright yellow overhead crane rails under high‑bay lighting. Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux
ALT Inside the large high‑bay at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, the cylindrical spacer for the Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) is suspended above the Vertical Weld Tool after technicians completed the final friction stir weld on its barrel section. The silver‑metal barrel is lifted by an overhead crane, positioned between tall blue support columns and weld equipment. The facility’s bright yellow crane rails, structural ceiling trusses, an American flag, and a large banner showing the SLS rocket are visible in the background. Credit: NASA/Sam Lott
ALT Inside NASA’s Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, technicians guide the lift of a right‑center solid rocket booster segment for the Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System). The cylindrical booster segment, marked with the red NASA “worm” logo, hangs vertically from an overhead crane above a yellow work stand. Structural beams, metal wall panels, and a large American flag are visible in the high‑bay background as ground support equipment surrounds the booster. Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky
ALT NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman gazes out the window of the Orion spacecraft upon the start of the sixth day of the mission and a few hours before the lunar flyby. Credit: NASA
ALT NASA astronaut and Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover smiles aboard the Orion spacecraft with a crescent Earth visible through the window behind him on the eighth day of the Artemis II mission. Credit: NASA
ALT NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Chrsitina Koch on Flight Day 2 ahead of the translunar injection burn that ultimately sent the crew in the Orion spacecraft toward the Moon. Credit: NASA
ALT Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen inside the Orion spacecraft on the third day of the Artemis II mission. Credit: NASA
ALT NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, and NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik participate in one of their first Artemis III training courses.
ALT NASA astronauts Andre Douglas and Bob Hines participate in one of the first Artemis III training sessions.
ALT The Artemis III crew and backup sit inside a mockup of the Orion spacecraft at Johnson Space Center's Space Vehicle Mockup Facility.
ALT The Artemis III crew and backup look at the exterior of a mockup of the Orion spacecraft at Johnson Space Center's Space Vehicle Mockup Facility.
ALT The Artemis II mission patch is seen on the right shoulder of four orange Orion Crew Survival System suits on Jan. 17, 2026, in the suit-up room of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission patch contains imagery of the Moon and the Earth. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
ALT A close-up portrait of Victor Glover\u2019s smiling face as he looks out the window of the Orion spacecraft. Credit: NASA
ALT Christina Koch smiles at the camera as she holds a tool in one hand and a black mesh bag in the other. Credit: NASA
ALT Reid Wiseman smiles at the camera inside of the spacecraft. He is wearing a black T-shirt. Credit: NASA
ALT Hansen and Glover smile and laugh inside the spacecraft. Hansen can be seen holding a tool that is connected to a wire. Credit: NASA
ALT The Artemis II Orion crew module sits on a stand inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center. Several technicians stand on mobile platforms and ladders around the spacecraft, inspecting its darkened exterior. Additional personnel stand nearby with tripods and equipment. The room contains tools, hardware, and machinery arranged around the perimeter, with white walls and a high ceiling. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky
ALT A close-up view of NASA\u2019s Orion spacecraft from the Artemis II mission shows a technician carefully inspecting the capsule\u2019s darkened backshell tiles with a lighted magnifier. Another team member stands nearby as the spacecraft undergoes de-servicing inside Kennedy Space Center\u2019s Multi-Payload Processing Facility. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky
