NASA's Artemis 2 lunar mission in 2024 will send the first astronauts around the moon in nearly 50 years. The mission will launch four astronauts aroundthe moonon a lunar flyby aboard an Orion spacecraft using a Space Launch System rocket. Artemis 2is an eight-day mission that will send ...
The Orion spacecraft during trans-lunar injection, to bring an Artemis mission to the moon. (Image credit: NASA) Jump to: Artemis 2 launch date Artemis 2 crew What will Artemis 2 do? What comes after Artemis 2? Additional resources Artemis 2 is the second scheduled flight of ...
NASA is delaying the Artemis II moon mission that includes Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen as it works to resolve technical issues with the spacecraft. The U.S. space agency provided an update Tuesday on the timeline for the upcoming mission around the moon and said Arte...
A few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Introducing the Crew of the Artemis II Moon Mission “Ladies and Gentlemen. Your Artemis II crew!”Administrator Announces Crew During an April 3 event near NASA’s Johnson Space Center, in Houston,NASA introducedNAS...
humans. NASA has announced the crew for Artemis II, the first mission in theArtemis Programthat will include astronauts on board the Orion capsule. While they won't get to set foot on the lunar surface, Artemis II is a vital step toward establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon....
Originally scheduled for late 2024, technical issues with the spacecraft have forced NASA to delay the mission by at least a year.Citing safety concerns, NASA officials announced on Tuesday that Artemis II — the first crewed mission to the Moon since 1974 — has been delayed ...
"We need to celebrate this moment in human history because Artemis II is more than a mission to the moon and back," Glover said. "It's more than a mission that has to happen before we send people to the surface of the moon. It is the next step on the journey that gets humani...
spending several days at sea to test the procedures and tools that will be used to help the crew to safety when they splash down in the ocean at the end of their 10-day, 685,000-mile journey around the Moon next year as part of the first crewed mission underNASA’s Artemis cam...
"Artemis II is more than a mission to the moon and back," Glover said. "It's more than a mission that has to happen before we send people to the surface of the moon. It is the next step on the journey that gets humanity to Mars. ... And this crew will never forget that." ...
They are set to be first series of missions that NASA has used to send a crew to the moon since the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972, more than 50 years ago. NASA said in is release that Artemis IV, the first mission to the Gateway lunar space station, remains on track for...