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ALT Expedition 74 flight engineers Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) and Jessica Meir of NASA work together inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock. Adenot is wearing a spacesuit in a powered and pressurized configuration to test its mobility, comfort, and optimal fit. Meir also assisted Adenot in conducting suit leak and pressure checks while verifying the suit’s communications hardware and life‑support systems.

ALT Image shows NASA's Artemis II rocket with the core stage in orange and two white boosters on each side with the NASA insignia and the America 250 insignia. On top of the orange section is the Orion spacecraft, which will carry four astronauts around the Moon. The rocket stands vertical on a silver mobile launcher 1 at Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

ALT A graphic depicting where skywatchers in the southeastern United States will be able to view the Artemis II launch. Concentric circles spread out from the Space Coast, depicting the visibility range for the first 70 seconds after launch. Credit: NASA

ALT A full moon is seen shining over NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026. The towering rocket, with its white and orange core stage and boosters, stands against the dark horizon, surrounded by support structures and cables. Credit: NASA