US EditionBack to the Moon: Inside NASA's Artemis II Mission
The mission will test life-support and navigation systems with four astronauts, including one from the Canadian Space Agency, on a 10-day lunar fly-by, NASA said.
- On January 31, NASA began a wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center as it readies Artemis II's roughly 10-day lunar flyby, with countdown starting at 8.13pm Saturday.
- NASA says teams will evaluate the rocket, spacecraft, ground systems and crew to formalise a launch date within February–April windows.
- The spacecraft will pass between 3,000 and 6,000 miles from the Moon and be out of contact for about 40 minutes during the deep-space test.
- Managers pushed early February dates back as teams monitor Arctic weather, confirming February 6 and February 7 are no longer viable and liftoff is no sooner than February 8 after safety and system checks.
- If successful, Artemis II will help shape future lunar landings and long‑duration human exploration by providing medical and radiation experiments data across February–April launch opportunities.
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NASA preparing for first crewed Artemis moon mission
NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 carrying the agency’s Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft toward Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida last month. Photo supplied NASA The United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is preparing for the launch of its crewed test flight around the moon. The Artemis II mission will be crewed by four astronauts from NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). They’ll …
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