Artemis II

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NASA’s Artemis II was the first crewed moon mission, second flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) and and the first crewed Artemis mission. It is a 10 day mission.

 

It was launched April 1, 2026, from Florida, USA and is the first manned mission to the  in 54 years.

Orion spacecraft is crewed by four astronauts: Americans Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Jeremy Hansen.

It is scheduled to splash down off the coast of San Diego at approximately 8:07 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 10, 2026.

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* What is the correct name Artemis II or Artemis 2?

Official and most commonly used name is Artemis II is using Roman numerals.

* Next mission is Artemis III and is scheduled in 2027.

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