
ALT Artemis II pilot Victor Glover (left) stands next to Artemis II mission specialist Jeremy Hansen (right) in front of the T-38 planes they used to fly to NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of the launch of the Artemis II mission. They are wearing blue flight suits, sunglasses, and smile at someone off-camera. Credit: NASA/Brandon Hancock

ALT Secretary Marco Rubio and Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov smile at the camera against a background of American and Uzbekistan flags. They are both wearing suits and ties. They appear to be shaking hands while also holding up a folder. There is an arrangement of flowers on the table in front of them.

ALT Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman (left) stands next to Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch (right) in front of the T-38 planes they used to fly to NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of the launch of the Artemis II mission. They are wearing blue flight suits, sunglasses, and smile at someone off-camera. Credit: NASA/Brandon Hancock

ALT A bird's eye view of one of the twin solid rocket boosters for Artemis III inside the Vehicle Assembly Building’s High Bay 3. The solid rocket booster is white and shaped like a pencil, with the pointed end pointing toward the ceiling. The booster is multiple stories high and is surrounded by platforms on every floor. Credit: NASA/Cory S Huston

ALT Interior view of NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building showing multiple levels of steel platforms, walkways, and support structures surrounding the Space Launch System core stage and solid rocket booster segments. Bright work lights illuminate the large white booster sections and dense network of pipes, beams, and scaffolding as teams prepare hardware for upcoming Artemis III operations. Credit: NASA/Cory S. Huston

ALT Four small white sample cups on a tray, each holding a different portion of prepared food. The foods vary in color and texture, including a green‑flecked mixture, a golden paste, a white grain-like sample, and a chunkier mixture with darker pieces. The Artemis III crew tasted various food items on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, at NASA’s Space Food Systems Laboratory, to determine what they’ll eat on their mission in low Earth orbit. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

ALT The Artemis III astronauts pose for a group photo on the front porch before conducting hoist training with U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1 in San Diego, California, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Credit: US Navy/2nd Class August Clawson

ALT Voyager Technologies’ Griffin-1 lunar lander is suspended in front of the open 25-Foot Space Simulator at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as technicians in clean-room garments guide and position the spacecraft. The large thermal vacuum chamber rises behind the lander, with an American flag hanging beside the entrance. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

ALT The Flight Director console signifier is illuminated in the White Flight Control Room at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Behind the transparent nameplate is a view of 3 large screens, including imagery from the Orion spacecraft and a rendering of the Moon during the Artemis II mission’s lunar flyby. The Artemis II patch sits on the nameplate. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz


















