Everything to know about NASA's Artemis II Moon mission

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Mar 31, 2026 · 961 words · By Theo Farrant

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What to know about Everything to know about NASA's Artemis II Moon mission

NASA astronauts could be sent back to the Moon for the first time in 50 years as soon as April 1.

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What happened

NASA astronauts could be sent back to the Moon for the first time in 50 years as soon as April 1.

Why it matters

Here's what you need to know about the mission.

Common ground

For the first time in more than half a century, humans are preparing to venture back towards the Moon as early as April 1st.

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Claim 1: “The Artemis Accords have been signed by over 60 countries, including the U.S., Japan, and the UK.”

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Claim 2: “The mission will test the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's capabilities, including reaching Jupiter.”

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Claim 3: “The European Service Module (ESM) is being built by the European Space Agency (ESA) and is German-made.”

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Claim 4: “The mission's launch window is between April 1 and June 6, 2025.”

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Claim 5: “The mission will serve as a stepping stone for the Lunar Gateway, a planned space station in lunar orbit.”

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Claim 6: “NASA astronauts could be sent back to the Moon for the first time in more than half a century as soon as April 1.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II is a planned lunar flyby mission under the Artemis program, scheduled to launch on April 1, 2026 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The ten-day mission will carry NAS…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_III

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a human spaceflight program by the United States. The Artemis program is intended to reestablish a human presence on the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972; mid-ter…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Artemis_missions

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Claim 7: “The mission will last 10 days, with astronauts spending 10 days in space.”

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Claim 8: “The Artemis II mission will send four astronauts around the Moon at 25,000 mph.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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. The pro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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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Claim 9: “The mission is the first crewed lunar flight since Apollo 17 in 1972.”

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Claim 10: “The mission is part of NASA's Artemis program, which aims to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon.”

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Claim 11: “The mission was delayed from February to March due to a helium system issue.”

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Claim 12: “The mission will test technologies for future lunar landings and provide data for Artemis III.”

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Claim 13: “The mission's crew includes astronauts from the U.S., Canada, and the UK.”

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Claim 14: “The mission's update was released on March 31, 2025.”

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