As the first human moon mission in decades approaches two weeks before its prime launch date, NASA has a lot to do before it can get four astronauts into space on Feb. 6.
Artemis 2 is scheduled for a 10-day mission to bring four astronauts around the moon: NASA’s Reid Williams (commander), Victor Glover (pilot) and Christina Koch (mission specialist), along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen.
But before the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, its Orion spacecraft and its crew can leave Earth from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, key technical tests and a big fueling effort need to happen.