KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – I was interviewed live by WESH 2 NBC News Orlando on Jan. 30 for my comments and analysis update explaining two NASA human spaceflight missions – namely NASAs Artemis II human lunar flyby status on Artemis II despite the cold Florida weather and the NASA SpaceX Crew-12 launch status to ISS.
WESH 2’s Michelle Imperato and Stewart Moore sat down for a live interview with Dr. Ken Kremer on Jan. 30, to discuss how NASA is preparing for the launch of Artemis II, despite the cold weather.
The program aired at 7 p.m. ET Jan. 30, 2026 on WESH 2 NBC News Orlando.
Watch my Live Interview link on WESH 2 NBC News Orlando at 7 PM here:
http://www.wesh.com/article/live-interview-ken-kremer-nasa-preparing-artemis-ii/70229120
Caption: WESH 2’s Michelle Imperato and Stewart Moore sat down for a live interview with Dr. Ken Kremer on Jan. 30, 2026 to discuss how NASA is preparing for the launch of Artemis II, despite the cold weather. Credit: WESH 2 NBC News Orlando
We discussed the importance of Artemis II as first human crew launch to the moon in 50 years and restaffing the ISS view Crew-12 crew of 4 astronauts and cosmonauts following the medical evacuation of Crew-11 after one of the crew fell ill and required medical evaluation back on Earth.
Also discussed the Impact of severe weather delays to the WDR Wet Dress Rehearsal cryogenic prop test to both SLS stages and the need to deconflict the overlapping launch campaign schedules of Artemis II and Crew-12.
I was also interview for 2 separate stories by WESH 2 NBC reporters for stories that aired at 4/5/6/10/11 PM ET local time
Watch my interviews at these video links: https://www.wesh.com/article/artemis-ii-rocket-wet-dress-rehearsal-rescheduled/70201147
https://www.wesh.com/article/overview-artemis-program-and-artemis-ii/69926627
Ken Kremer and Jean Wright of Space UpClose also attended a media phot op of the Artemis II SLS/Orion rocket stack from a position along the crawlerway on Jan 30
Enjoy our photos from the Space UpClose team
Next milestone is to carry out and complete WDR Wet Dress Rehearsal propellant load test of over 700,000 cryogenic fuels LOX and LH2.
The WDR was delayed to NET Feb. 2 due to cold weather this weekend on the Florida Space Coast.
It all goes well liftoff is NET Feb. 8!
NASA hopes to begin the simulated countdown known as WDR on Jan 31 around 8 PM
It was moved up 2 days by cold weather and then delayed 2 days due to cold weather
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