Santa Claus (NASA engineer Guy Naylor) poses with NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft and SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 11, 2025. The Orion spacecraft was stacked atop the SLS in October 2025.
Set to launch in early 2026, the Artemis II test flight will be NASA’s first mission with crew under Artemis. Astronauts on their first flight aboard Orion will confirm all the spacecraft’s systems operate as designed with crew aboard in the actual environment of deep space. Through the Artemis campaign, NASA will send astronauts to explore the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to build the foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars – for the benefit of all.
Image credit: NASA/Adeline Morgan
2025年12月11日，在佛罗里达州肯尼迪航天中心的车辆组装大楼内，圣诞老人（NASA工程师盖伊·内勒 Guy Naylor）与NASA的阿尔忒弥斯二号任务猎户座飞船及太空发射系统火箭合影。猎户座飞船已于2025年10月安装至SLS火箭顶部。
计划于2026年初发射的阿尔忒弥斯二号试飞任务，将成为NASA在阿尔忒弥斯计划下的首次载人飞行。宇航员将首次搭乘猎户座飞船，在真实的深空环境中验证飞船各系统在载人条件下是否按设计运行。通过阿尔忒弥斯计划，NASA将把宇航员送往月球开展科学探索、创造经济效益，并为人类首次载人火星任务奠定基础，惠及全人类。
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