The crew have named their capsule ‘Integrity’published at 19:39 BST
19:39 BST
Pallab Ghosh
Science correspondent, reporting from the launch site
The astronauts have just entered the Orion crew capsule, which they named Integrity.
They chose the name to reflect the values they believe will carry them safely to the Moon and back – trust, respect, candour and humility – not just within the crew, but across the huge team of engineers, technicians and mission planners who have built and prepared the spacecraft.
The crew will begin configuring Orion for flight: powering up and checking flight computers and displays, confirming life‑support systems and running through communications checks with mission control.
They will rehearse emergency procedures, review the timeline and then monitor the final stages of the countdown as the Space Launch System is fuelled below them.
From this point on, Orion becomes both cockpit and – if there is a successful launch home – the place where they will work, eat and sleep during their ten‑day journey out around the far side of the Moon and back to Earth.
Image source, NASA