Artemis II CDDT

Crew depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to travel to the Vehicle Assembly Building to board their Orion spacecraft atop NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket as part of the Artemis II Countdown Demonstration Test, December 20, 2025, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. For this operation, the Artemis II crew and launch team are simulating the launch day timeline including suit-up, walkout, and climbing in and out of the spacecraft. Through the Artemis campaign, NASA will send astronauts to explore the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to build the foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars, for the benefit of all.

Date

2025-12-20

Photographer / author

NASA/Jim Ross

Collection

KSC

Archive

NASA Image and Video Library

Type

photograph

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