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Artemis II Astronauts Continue Tradition of Naming Lunar Features After Loved Ones
The four-person crew will test the Orion spacecraft on a lunar flyby as NASA advances its return-to-the-Moon program.
- On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, NASA launched the Artemis II mission from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B in Cape Canaveral, Florida, propelling the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft toward the moon.
- Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen departed the Operations and Checkout Building for the pad earlier that Wednesday.
- In Longueuil, Quebec, and Ottawa, Ontario, Canadian Space Agency employees and citizens watched the successful liftoff on a livestream displayed on the National Arts Centre's Kipnes Lantern.
- Spectators observed the launch from the A. Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville, Florida, while NASA employees reacted to the successful departure at the center.
- Drawing on the legacy of the Apollo Mission Control room at Johnson Space Center in Houston, the mission advances modern lunar exploration following previous historic moon landings.
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