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NASA’s Artemis 2 mission: Everything you need to know

Artemis II will be the first crewed flight of NASA's Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.
Artemis II will be the first crewed flight of NASA's Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. During the 10-day mission, four astronauts will confirm all of the spacecraft's systems operate as designed in the deep space environment. (Image credit: NASA)
Artemis II crew adjusts to life onboard Orion as it races toward the moon
The crew of Artemis II speaks to the media from the Orion capsule during their 10-day trip to the moon and back. (NASA-TV)

Artemis 2 will be the first mission to carry humans toward the moon since NASA’s Apollo program ended in 1972.

Artemis 2 is the second scheduled flight of NASA’s Artemis program and the first to fly astronauts aboard the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft. The mission will send four astronauts on a looping journey around the moon and back to Earth, testing the systems that will eventually return humans to the lunar surface.

The roughly 10-day mission is currently targeted for launch no earlier than March 2026, pending final testing and integration milestones. It had originally been slated for Feb. 8, but issues arose during the fueling tests.

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