Oct. 17 (UPI) -- NASA's Orion spacecraft was moved seven miles to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center Thursday, its second-to-last move before its scheduled launch in 2026.
NASA got an exception to allow it to continue work during the government shutdown in certain areas, including the Artemis II mission.
The spacecraft, which contains the crew and service modules, was moved seven miles from the Launch Abort System Facility to the VAB around midnight EDT Friday.
Four astronauts will use Orion. The Artemis II crew will become the first people to be so close to the moon since 1972. The astronauts are Commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen. They named the craft "Integrity."
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