Artemis II: Humanity Nears the Moon Again After 50 Years
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover greet each other next to NASA astronaut Christina Koch and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, at Kennedy Space Centre, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA is preparing to send astronauts back toward the Moon for the first time in more than half a century, marking a major milestone in the Artemis program. The Artemis II mission will launch four astronauts—three Americans and one Canadian—on a 10‑day journey around the Moon, testing the A Historic Return to Deep Space Artemis II is NASA’s first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The mission will take the crew deeper into space than any humans have traveled before, looping around the Moon and returning to Earth. This flight is designed to validate life‑support systems, navigation, and deep‑space operations in preparation for a planned lunar landing in 2028. The Crew Leading the Way The four‑member team includes Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victo...
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