NASA's Artemis II Mission to Send Astronauts Around the Moon in April 2026
NASA's Artemis II mission, scheduled for April 2026, will send four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon, marking the first crewed lunar mission since 1972.
NASA is preparing for the Artemis II mission, set to launch in April 2026, which will send four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. This mission marks the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972. The crew comprises NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. They will travel aboard the Orion spacecraft, launched by the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission aims to test systems critical for future lunar landings and long-term human presence on the Moon. The Artemis II mission is a pivotal step in NASA's Artemis program, which seeks to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon and prepare for future missions to Mars.
