NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop the mobile launcher is seen at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, March 29, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth.
NASA/Jim Ross
Ahead of call to stations at 4:34 p.m. EDT on Monday, and the countdown clock beginning at 4:44 p.m., engineers continue preparations toward the launch of the Artemis II mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The agency is targeting no earlier than Wednesday, April 1, for launch. The weather forecast shows an 80% chance of favorable weather conditions, with cloud coverage and potential for high winds on the ground as primary weather concerns.
Teams will continue to monitor the weather in the coming days.
At 5 p.m., NASA is hosting a news conference to provide a status update on the mission. Participants include:
- Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya
- John Honeycutt, chair, Mission Management Team
- Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, launch director
- Emily Nelson, chief flight director
Get the full listing of upcoming briefings and stay tuned here on the Artemis blog for updates.
