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<\/a><\/figure>Media are invited to see NASA\u2019s fully assembled Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft in mid-October before its crewed test flight around the Moon next year. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The event at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will showcase hardware for the Artemis II<\/a> lunar mission, which will test capabilities needed for deep space exploration. NASA and industry subject matter experts will be available for interviews.<\/p>\n Attendance is open to U.S. citizens and international media. Media accreditation deadlines are as follows:<\/p>\n Media wishing to take part in person must apply for credentials at:<\/p>\n https:\/\/media.ksc.nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n Credentialed media will receive a confirmation email upon approval, along with additional information about the specific date for the mid-October activities when they are determined. NASA\u2019s\u00a0media accreditation policy<\/a>\u00a0is available online. For questions about accreditation, please email: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>. For other questions, please contact the NASA Kennedy newsroom at: 321-867-2468.<\/p>\n Prior to the media event, the Orion spacecraft will transition from the Launch Abort System Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA Kennedy, where it will be placed on top of the SLS rocket. The fully stacked rocket will then undergo complete integrated testing<\/a> and final hardware closeouts ahead of rolling the rocket to Launch Pad 39B for launch. During this effort, technicians will conduct end-to-end communications checkouts, and the crew will practice day of launch procedures during their countdown demonstration test.<\/p>\n Artemis II will send NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen on an approximately 10-day journey around the Moon and back. As part of a Golden Age of innovation and exploration, Artemis will pave the way for new U.S.-crewed missions on the lunar surface ahead in preparation toward the first crewed mission to Mars.<\/p>\n To learn more about the Artemis II mission, visit:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/artemis-ii <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n -end-<\/p>\n Rachel Kraft \/ Lauren Low Tiffany Fairley\n
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