The astronauts set to become the first lunar visitors in more than half a century have arrived at their launch site.
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Jeremy Hansen, of Canada, Mission Spc. Christina Koch, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover pose for a photo after the crew's arrival at the Kennedy Space Center Friday, March 27, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Artemis 2 Commander Reid Wiseman speaks to the media after the crew's arrival at the Kennedy Space Center, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Artemis 2 crew member, Pilot Victor Glover, waves to the media after the crew's arrival at the Kennedy Space Center Friday, March 27, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. FILE - NASA's Artemis II SLS moon rocket with the Orion spacecraft slowly rolls back towards the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center, Feb. 25, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Artemis 2 crew members, pilot Victor Glover, left, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch, fist bump after the crew's arrival at the Kennedy Space Center Friday, March 27, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Artemis 2 crew members, from left, Mission Spc. Jeremy Hansen, of Canada, Mission Spc. Christina Koch, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover pose for a photo after the crew's arrival at the Kennedy Space Center Friday, March 27, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman flew in with his three crewmates from Houston. It was the closest they've come to launching. Fuel leaks andNASA's new administrator Jared Isaacman greeted the astronauts as they emerged from their T-38 training jets at Kennedy Space Center. Besides Wiseman, the crew includes NASA's Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canada's Jeremy Hansen. The welcoming committee also included the Canadian Space Agency's president, Lisa Campbell, dozens of NASA managers and more than 100 journalists. “Hey, let's go to the moon!” Wiseman shouted to the crowd. “I think the nation and the world have been waiting a long time to do this again.”NASA is aiming for liftoff as soon as Wednesday. The space agency has the first six days of April to launch the Space Rocket System rocket before standing down for nearly a month. Wiseman stressed there's no guarantee they will launch in early April as planned, and that it could slip to May or even June. The Space Launch System rocket has soared only once before; the crew-less test flight to the moon was back in 2022. “That’s this business,” Glover said of all the delays. “It will go when the engines light at T-zero, and we totally understand that.” The Orion capsule atop the rocket will carry the four on NASA's first astronaut moonshot since Apollo 17 in 1972. The 10-day flight will end with a Pacific splashdown. Earlier this week, Isaacman outlined a fresh plan for the moon base that NASA intends to build under the Artemis program. The upcoming moonshot will be followed in 2027 by a lunar lander demo in orbit around Earth and in 2028 by one and possibly two lunar landings by astronauts. Koch said the changes are motivating and inspiring. “We're in a relay race ... and if nothing else this just fired us up for that all the more."The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Suspect in 2017 double-murder gets 50 years with plea agreementEXPLAINER: Why Southeast Texas is in a DEEP droughtNew Texans guard Wyatt Teller sets high goalsHL Xtra: Can Derrick and Tessa keep up with the Mezclada Dance Company?United Airlines most elite passengers are getting a shortcut around long TSA wait timeHow Houston Open course conditions are similar to The MastersHealth inspectors found thawed seafood, food stored in buckets at Mama Tina’s Gumbo
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