NASA’s Artemis II Crew Rollout Media Event. Streamed live on Jan 17, 2026. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and the crew of Artemis II (NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch; Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen) are at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to answer questions from the media about the upcoming mission and preparations about the NASA mission to send astronauts to explore the Moon. Ken Kremer of Space UpClose asked the 3rd question – seen in the video below at 18 min mark. https://www.youtube.com/live/tTs799cmxBc?si=USoXzL-w7hTXDjEK. Credit: Ken Kremer / Space UpClose
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER PRESS SITE, FL – The Artemis II crew as well as new NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman participated in a media briefing event at 9 a.m. ET during the rocket rollout at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Jan 17, 2026
The Artemis II crew comprises Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch of NASA, along with CSA’s (Canadian Space Agency) Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Rollout Media Event. Streamed live on Jan 17, 2026. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and the crew of Artemis II (NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch; Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen) are at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to answer questions from the media about the upcoming mission and preparations about the NASA mission to send astronauts to explore the Moon. Ken Kremer of Space UpClose asked the 3rd question – seen in the video below at 18 min mark. https://www.youtube.com/live/tTs799cmxBc?si=USoXzL-w7hTXDjEK. Credit: Ken Kremer / Space UpClose
Ken Kremer of Space UpClose posed a question about the science they will be conducting during the 10-day mission.
I asked the 3rd question – which is seen at the 18-minute mark in this NASA video:
Caption: NASA’s Artemis II Crew Rollout Media Event. Streamed live on Jan 17, 2026. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and the crew of Artemis II (NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch; Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen) are at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to answer questions from the media about the upcoming mission and preparations. Through Artemis, 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. Credit: NASA
Enjoy our Artemis II rollout and briefing event photos taken at various spots along the way by the Space UpClose team of Ken Kremer and Jean Wright who attended the event as media
NASA Artemis II crew pose with their NASA Artemis II rocket during SLS/Orion rollout to launch pad 39b at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida – after media briefing at Countdown Clock, Jan 17, 2026. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch & Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Artemis II is a test flight to send 4 astronauts on a lunar flyby to the moon and back launching NET Early February 2026. Credit: Ken Kremer / Space UpClose
NASA is targeting liftoff of the Artemis II mission with an international team of 4 astronauts from the US and Canada for no earlier then NET Feb. 6, 2026 from launch pad 39B on NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft rolled out from NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) atop NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2) to Launch Complex 39B, on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crawler moves at a max speed of 0.82 mile for the 12-hour journey from VAB to pad 39B. Artemis II is a test flight to send 4 astronauts on a historic lunar flyby to the moon and back launching NET Early February 2026. Credit: Ken Kremer / Space UpClose
Their 10-day mission entails a lunar flyby around the Moon and back carrying humans further into deep space away from Earth than ever before
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Rollout Media Event. Streamed live on Jan 17, 2026. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and the crew of Artemis II (NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch; Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen) are at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to answer questions from the media about the upcoming mission and preparations about the NASA mission to send astronauts to explore the Moon. https://www.youtube.com/live/tTs799cmxBc?si=USoXzL-w7hTXDjEK. Credit: Jean Wright / Space UpClose
During the rollout on Jan 17 I was interviewed live by Sky News at about 145 p.m. ET directly from the KSC press site as the rollout was already well underway
Caption: Ken Kremer of Space UpClose Live Interview on Sky News About NASA Artemis II rocket rollout to launchpad on 17 Jan 2026. Interview at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Artemis II liftoff targeting early Feb 2026 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
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Ken Kremer of Space UpClose poses the 3rd question to Artemis II crew during NASA’s Artemis II Crew Rollout Media Event. Streamed live on Jan 17, 2026. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and the crew of Artemis II (NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch; Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen) are at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to answer questions from the media about the upcoming mission. Screenshot from NASA+
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NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft rolled out from NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) atop NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2) to Launch Complex 39B, on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis II is a test flight to send 4 astronauts on a historic lunar flyby to the moon and back launching NET Early February 2026. Credit: Jean Wright / Space UpClose
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER PRESS SITE, FL – NASA’s Artemis II SLS Orion rocket destined to carry the first humans to the Moon on a history making mission as soon as early February was rolled out to launchpad 39B on 17 Jan 2026 over 12 hours stretching from dawn to dusk The rollout of the 11-million-pound Artemis II SLS/Orion rocket integrated
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – I was interviewed live on Sky News on 17 Jan 2026 about the NASA Artemis II rocket rollout to launchpad 39B as it was in progress on 17 Jan 2026 while reporting and photographing the rollout event. NASA is targeting liftoff of the Artemis II mission with an international team of 4 astronauts from the US
