Artemis 2: What to know about first crewed Moon mission in half a century
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“NASA's Artemis II mission will send four astronauts circling around the Moon in humanity's first crewed lunar mission since 1972 – and the first to feature a woman.”
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— Artemis II is a planned lunar flyby mission under the Artemis program, scheduled to launch on April 1, 2026 from the Kennedy Space Center. The ten-day mission will carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, …
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— Artemis III is planned to be the second crewed mission of the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program. The mission's objectives are to conduct tests in low Earth orbit with one or both commercially…
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— The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
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“Its main goal is to prepare for the return of boots on the Moon in 2028.”
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— Artemis II is a planned lunar flyby mission under the Artemis program, scheduled to launch on April 1, 2026 from the Kennedy Space Center. The ten-day mission will carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, …
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— The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
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— The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used by NASA. As the primary launch vehicle for the Artemis program, SLS is designed to send the crewed Orion sp…
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“NASA's Artemis 2 mission is set to be the first crewed flyby of the Moon in more than half a century.”
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— Artemis II is a planned lunar flyby mission under the Artemis program, scheduled to launch on April 1, 2026 from the Kennedy Space Center. The ten-day mission will carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, …
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— The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
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— The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used by NASA. As the primary launch vehicle for the Artemis program, SLS is designed to send the crewed Orion sp…
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“Artemis is the legacy of initiatives launched in the 2000s to succeed the American space shuttles.”
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“Those efforts survived several presidencies until President Donald Trump officially established the program during his first White House term.”
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“It aims to return Americans to the Moon to establish a long-term presence there and pave the way for eventual missions to Mars.”
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“The coming mission is intended to last approximately 10 days, and will mark the first crewed Artemis flight.”
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“The second phase follows the Artemis 1 mission of 2022, when an uncrewed spacecraft flew around the Moon.”
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“NASA intends to now verify that both that spacecraft and the rocket are in working order before attempting a lunar landing, a milestone now scheduled for the Artemis 4 mission in 2028.”
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“Unlike in the Apollo program, the US spaceflight effort that landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969, NASA this time is collaborating both with private industry and other countries, notably in Europe.”
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“This includes SpaceX and Blue Origin, rival companies founded respectively by the billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, which are tasked with developing lunar landers.”
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“Four astronauts – three Americans and one Canadian – will take flight in this major mission.”
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“Reid Wiseman, a 50-year-old former naval aviator and test pilot who was also a deputy chief of NASA's astronaut office, will be in command.”
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“Victor Glover, 49, also served in the US Navy. He will pilot the spacecraft while also becoming the first Black man – and first non-white person – to travel to the Moon.”
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“And engineer-by-training Christina Koch, 47, will become the first woman to participate in a lunar mission.”
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“Canadian Jeremy Hansen, a 50-year-old former fighter pilot, will become the first non-American to fly around the Moon.”
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“The crew will fly aboard the Orion spacecraft, perched atop NASA's powerful SLS rocket.”
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“The orange-and-white rocket stands 98 meters (321 feet) tall, approximately 10 meters shorter than the Apollo-era Saturn V rocket.”
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“It will launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.”
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“The planned trajectory is hyper-precise, and can take place only during very specific time periods.”
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“After liftoff, the team will not immediately head towards the Moon, instead entering orbit around Earth.”
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“During this time the astronauts will conduct various checks to ensure the reliability and safety of the spacecraft – it has never carried humans before – before venturing further.”
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“They will also test its manual piloting capabilities during docking simulations.”
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“If all trials are successful, Orion will then provide the necessary thrust to leave Earth's orbit and head to the Moon.”
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“For several days, the astronauts will conduct additional tests and experiments while en route.”
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“Once they reach the Moon they will fly over its far side.”
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“The Apollo 13 record will be broken.”
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“The re-entry trajectory will be adjusted based on data from the Artemis 1 mission.”
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“The spacecraft will splash down in the Pacific Ocean.”
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