Dec 8, 2025 · Four astronauts will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA's path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration …

The Artemis II mission plan is to send four astronauts in the first crewed Orion spacecraft into a lunar flyby using the Block 1 variant of the Space Launch System.

Dec 19, 2025 · Artemis 2 will not land on the moon. Instead, it serves as a critical stepping stone toward future Artemis missions that aim to put astronauts on the lunar surface later in the decade.

5 days ago · Artemis II will also validate modifications made to the ground support equipment to support crew launches, such as the new emergency egress system on the Mobile Launcher …

The second Artemis mission builds on the first, continuing to test the capabilities of the Orion spacecraft and its European Service Module, now fitted with life support systems to keep the …

Dec 27, 2025 · Artemis II is planned to be the first crewed spacecraft to travel to the Moon, or beyond low Earth orbit, since Apollo 17 in 1972. The mission profile is similar to Apollo 8. …

Artemis II is the first crewed test flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, integrated and launched by Exploration Ground Systems, under NASA’s Artemis …

4 days ago · What is Artemis II’s mission? The four astronauts will lift off from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and spend the first two days orbiting the Earth, testing their life …

Built by L3Harris, engines 2059, 2047, 2062 and 2061 will support the Artemis II mission. Three of the RS-25 engines are upgraded Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) that flew before; one …

Apr 5, 2025 · Artemis II is the second flight of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the world’s most powerful rocket, and the first crewed Artemis mission. To help power NASA’s next …