Kennedy Space Center, United States of America. 01 April, 2026. NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik delivers remarks ahead of the launch of the Artemis II Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Artemis II test flight is carrying Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, astronaut Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a ten-day journey around the moon.Credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA/Alamy Live News

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