The four astronauts preparing to fly around the Moon on Artemis II have now practiced their biggest moment short of launch ...

Such "countdown demonstration tests" have traditionally taken place shortly before launch with the rocket and crew ship ...

For the first time since the Apollo programme, NASA astronauts are set to travel around the Moon on a crewed mission. The ...

NASA’s Artemis II crew boarded the Orion spacecraft on December 20, 2025, for a countdown demonstration test, rehearsing launch-day procedures at Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building.

NASA and the Artemis II crew complete a full countdown test as teams prepare for the first crewed mission around the Moon under the Artemis program ...

NASA’s launch and mission teams, along with the Artemis II crew, completed a key test Dec. 20, a countdown demonstration test, ahead of the Artemis II flight around the Moon early next year.

But it’s nonetheless a daring feat. The Artemis 2 crew will be flying around the Moon and back in an enormous arc, likely ...

Min Read Members of the Artemis II closeout crew, from left, William Sattler; Tyler Sutherland; Michael Heinemann; Christian ...