Moonbound Artemis II astronauts give Orion capsule a name

The four astronauts set to climb aboard the first Orion spacecraft to fly humans have already given it a name.

In a Wednesday press conference from Houston, Artemis II commander and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman revealed their minibus-sized capsule has been officially named Integrity.

He’ll join fellow NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen on what is planned to be a 10-day mission to fly out past the moon and back, launching as early as Feb. 5, 2026 .

“A couple months ago, we thought, as a crew, we need to name this spacecraft. We need to have a name for the Orion spacecraft that we’re going to ride this magical mission on,” he said. “And so we got the four of us together and our backups, Jenny Gibbons from the Canadian Space Age