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Artemis II Orion Crew Module in Vacuum Chamber (Photo Release)

Technicians capture a photo of NASA’s Orion spacecraft inside the altitude chamber to complete further testing on Friday, November 8, 2024, inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The altitude chamber simulates deep-space vacuum conditions, and the testing will provide additional data to augment data gained during testing earlier this summer.

The Orion spacecraft will carry NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Reid Wiseman, as well as CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back for the Artemis II test flight.

Source: NASA.Gov