Artemis II Crew Transportation Vehicles (CTVs) | Kennedy Space Center

Artemis II Crew Transportation Vehicles (CTVs) | Kennedy Space Center

Artemis II crew members (from left) Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman walk out of Astronaut Crew Quarters inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Artemis crew transportation vehicles prior to traveling to Launch Pad 39B as part of an integrated ground systems test at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, to test the crew timeline for launch day.

Artemis II crew members (front to back) NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen walk out of Astronaut Crew Quarters inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Artemis crew transportation vehicles prior to traveling to Launch Pad 39B.

Artemis II NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen arrive to Launch Pad 39B and prepare to enter the mobile launcher and proceed to the crew access arm as part of an integrated ground systems test at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 20, to test the crew timeline for launch day.

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch view the crew transport vehicles (CTVs) outside of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. The specially designed, fully electric, environmentally friendly vehicles were manufactured by Canoo Technologies, Inc. of Torrance California.

These are pictures related to the Launch Demonstration Test ISSV-1A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 19-20, 2023. The test ensures the ground systems team is ready to support the Artemis II crew timeline on launch day. 

The Crew Transportation Vehicles (CTVs) are "engineered to carry fully-suited astronauts, flight support crew, and equipment to the launch pad. These zero-emission vehicles have an exclusive interior and exterior design that provide for astronaut crew comfort and safety while on the nine-mile journey to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center."

NASA’s Artemis II Crew: 

Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, plus Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency.

Canoo's website: https://www.canoo.com/NASA

Learn more about the Artemis II Mission: https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii

Artemis II will launch no earlier than December 2024.

Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett/Frankie Martin

Image Dates: Sept. 19-20, 2023

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