The Artemis II crew started 2026 on the right foot: working with the flight control team to prepare for various scenarios during their upcoming mission around the Moon. | NASA Artemis

Take an inside look at NASA's groundbreaking #Artemis Program and the spacecraft that will bring humanity one step closer to the Moon, Mars and beyond. 📺 YouTube Link: https://curiosity.tv/m704546 | Curiosity Stream

Staying busy. This week, the Artemis II astronauts sat with our experts at NASA's Johnson Space Center and talked through every launch question imaginable, ending with our full-team Capstone Lunar Flyby simulation! Our Countdown Demonstration Test will be taking place in December. | NASA Artemis

This week... 🐉 A SpaceX cargo mission set to launch research and a Nanoracks airlock to the International Space Station 🌎 New Earth and space science findings at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2020 virtual meeting 🌖 Hardware installed on the NASA’s Orion Spacecraft that will fly on #Artemis II Watch: youtu.be/ydRjW7keLGo | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA just put the Artemis II crew in quarantine, and that’s a big sign launch is near. 🚀 Quarantine is a standard part of pre-launch prep, designed to keep astronauts healthy before heading to space, where even minor illnesses can pose real risks. The start of quarantine means NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration is seriously eyeing a launch window as early as next week. But one thing is still standing in the way, Florida is unusually cold. That’s delayed the Wet Dress Rehearsal