NASA Poised To Pick Up Countdown For Artemis II Launch

Artemis crew

The Artemis II astronauts—from left: commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen—speak to reporters from Kennedy Space Center crew quarters on March 29. 

Credit: NASA TV
CAPE CANAVERAL—The two-day countdown for NASA’s Artemis II flight test, which is expected to become the first human spaceflight beyond Earth orbit in more than 53 years, is on track to begin March 30. “Our flight systems are ready, the ground systems are ready, our launch and operations teams are...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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