NASA officials hold news conference ahead of Artemis II launch – March 31, 2026

At an event at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA officials Jeff Spaulding (senior test director for Artemis II), Mark Burger (launch weather officer) and Antonia Jaramillo (lead public affairs officer) speak with reporters the day before the launch of Artemis II mission. Canadian Jeremy Hansen will be one of the four astronauts taking flight aboard the Orion spacecraft, which will journey around the moon over the course of 10 days.