And it's been killed by HN most likely.

No discussion or pictures of the Chevy Astrovan in this article.

no pictures fake news

Probably this thing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut_transfer_van

Finding a picture of said astrovan turned out to be a little bit of a chore. Despite being mentioned in the headline, no picture in the article. No picture of the current astrovan on the wiki page (though it was interesting to see the historical models). Had to go to the manufacturer to find any pretty pictures:

https://www.airstream.com/space/

Astronaut Transfer Vehicle, aka THE astrovan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut_transfer_van

Notably, not the Chevy Astro / GMC Safari van.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Astro

Both are iconic, but one more than the other

No photos in the article, but are these still the Canoo EVs that NASA acquired for Artemis in 2023?

I wonder how long they’ll keep running with Canoo being defunct.

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/kennedy/new-flee...

Here is a December look at the Astrovan II they used today: https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/nasa-rewraps-boeing-st...

Video from today: https://x.com/NASAArtemis/status/2039411225205886979

I can't do these one-sentence-per-paragraph, you-have-zero-attention-span we-have-AI articles. If I wanted LinkedIn I'd go there. This has no right being #1 on HN.

No picture of the van but plenty of ads.

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"Before NASA sends astronauts to actually land on the Moon in 2028, they need to be absolutely certain that the Orion spacecraft, the Space Launch System rocket, and all the life-support systems work exactly as intended in the deep space environment where no quick rescue is possible."

They did it 53 years ago. Right? So what’s the problem?

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They're trying to verify an issue with the FTS as of now, the flight termination system.

AI slop.