[NASA] Best of 2025: Artemis II Countdown Demonstration Test

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Artemis II crewmembers (left to right) NASA astronauts

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, mission specialist; and

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, pilot; CSA (********* Space Agency) astronaut

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, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut

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, commander are led by Bill Owens of the

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from the elevator at the 275-foot level of the mobile launcher to the crew access arm as they prepare to board their Orion spacecraft atop NASA’s Space Launch System rocket during the

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, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. For this operation, the Artemis II crew and launch teams are simulating the launch day timeline including suit-up, walkout, and spacecraft ingress and egress.

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.

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Image credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

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