NASA, Artemis and Moon
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NASA announced that the earliest launch window for Artemis II is Feb. 6, 2026, with 12 more possible dates available from February-April. The Artemis mission, a followup to the Apollo program, hopes to have astronauts back on the moon’s surface by 2027.
NASA’s upcoming Artemis II flight will be the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, but it will not land on the moon. Here’s why.
NASA has shown off fresh details of its long-awaited Artemis II mission, marking a major step in the return of humans to deep space. For the first time in more than five decades, astronauts are preparing to fly around the Moon,
Artemis II will send astronauts around the moon in February-April 2026, marking NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in 50+ years and paving the way for future crewed lunar landings. Are you ready for NASA’s most significant human spaceflight in a generation?
NASA approaches the next phase of its deep space return program. Artemis 2 will be the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972 and will serve as a critical test for new technologies.