A NASA jacket featuring patches from the Artemis I and Artemis II missions, along with other mission insignia, rests on a chair during an Artemis III terminal countdown simulation at the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026.
NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems team conducted the terminal countdown simulation for Artemis III, advancing through the final five hours of the launch countdown, including the critical final 10 minutes. The Artemis III mission will complete a series of objectives in low Earth orbit and help demonstrate key systems and technologies needed for future human lunar missions, including Artemis IV and upcoming Moon landings.
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Image credit: NASA/Clayton Rougelot
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