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Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON Z 9
Author	NASA/Joel Kowsky
Exposure time	1/1,000 sec (0.001)
F Number	f/9
ISO speed rating	250
Date and time of data generation	18:36, 1 April 2026
Lens focal length	800 mm
Source	(NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Credit/Provider	(NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Headline	Artemis II Launch
Usage terms	Released to Public
Image title	NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist onboard launches on the Artemis II mission, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard their Orion spacecraft. The quartet launched at 6:35 p.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Copyright holder	(NASA/Joel Kowsky)For copyright and restrictions refer to - http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html
Short title	Artemis II Launch
City shown	Cape Canaveral
Horizontal resolution	240 dpi
Vertical resolution	240 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 15.2 (Macintosh)
File change date and time	20:04, 1 April 2026
Exposure Program	Manual
Exif version	2.31
Date and time of digitizing	18:36, 1 April 2026
APEX shutter speed	9.9657839928593
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APEX exposure bias	0
Metering mode	Center weighted average
Light source	Unknown
Flash	Flash did not fire
Color space	sRGB
Focal plane X resolution	2,301.3246153846
Focal plane Y resolution	2,301.3246153846
Focal plane resolution unit	3
Sensing method	One-chip color area sensor
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
Custom image processing	Custom process
Exposure mode	Manual exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Focal length in 35 mm film	800 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Scene control	None
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject distance range	Unknown
Serial number of camera	3002214
Lens used	VR 800mm f/5.6E
Rating (out of 5)	5
Writer	jk
Original transmission location code	NHQ202604010215
Special instructions	MANDATORY CREDIT: (NASA/Joel Kowsky) AFS 8/101 - Permanent
Contact information	www.nasa.gov 300 E Street SW Washington, DC, 20546 USA (202) 358-1900
Keywords	Artemis Artemis II Artemis II Launch Cape Canaveral Florida Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B Orion Space Launch System (SLS)
Sublocation of city shown	Kennedy Space Center
Province or state shown	FL
IIM version	2