{"id":799883,"date":"2025-12-23T11:55:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T16:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=799883"},"modified":"2025-12-23T11:55:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T16:55:30","slug":"artemis-ii-crew-launch-day-rehearsal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=799883","title":{"rendered":"Artemis II Crew Launch Day Rehearsal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54995898021-a2402a1f4f-o.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"hds-attachment-single__caption color-carbon-05 padding-0 p-sm\">From left to right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Christina Koch,  Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman are seen as they depart the Neil A. 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