Press Event

Artemis II Rollout & Mission Overview News Conference

Kennedy Space Center

Friday, January 16, 2026 · 17:00 UTC

Press Event

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NASA will hold a news conference ahead of the Artemis II Space Launch System rollout to the launch pad. Participants are: - John Honeycutt, Artemis II mission management team chair - Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis launch director, Exploration Ground Systems - Jeff Radigan, Artemis II lead flight director, Flight Operations Directorate - Lili Villarreal, landing and recovery director, Exploration Ground Systems - Jacob Bleacher, chief exploration scientist, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Type

Press Event

Duration

PT58M27S

Location

Kennedy Space Center

Status

Scheduled

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Agencies

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Government

Programs

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Artemis

The Artemis program is a US government-funded crewed spaceflight program that has the goal of landing "the first woman and the next man" on the Moon, specifically at the lunar south pole region.

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