{"id":500,"date":"2026-03-31T16:03:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacetegan.com\/?p=500"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:04:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:04:24","slug":"nasas-artemis-ii-launch-mission-countdown-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacetegan.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/nasas-artemis-ii-launch-mission-countdown-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Artemis II Launch Mission Countdown Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nMedia aim their remote cameras on NASA\u2019s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, March 29, 2026, at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA\u2019s Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), on a 10-day mission around the Moon and back.
NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/p>\n

The countdown for NASA\u2019s Artemis II test flight is underway at the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with members of the launch team arriving at their consoles inside the Rocco Petrone Launch Control Center. The onsite countdown clock started ticking down at 4:44 p.m. EDT to a targeted launch time of 6:24 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1. Artemis II is the first crewed launch of NASA\u2019s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft. <\/p>\n