Kennedy Space Center, United States of America. 01 April, 2026. The NASA Artemis II astronauts say goodbye to friends and family as they board the transport to Launch Pad 39B for launch aboard the Orion spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA astronauts Christina Koch, center, Victor Glover, right, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, left, are departing on a 10-day mission around the moon. Credit: Aubrey Gemignani/NASA/Alamy Live News

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