Artemis II, the first crewed lunar mission since 1972, launched on April 1, 2026, and successfully concluded on April 10. Four astronauts flew around the Moon, paving the way for a 2028 landing on the lunar surface (Artemis IV).
In the translunar injection (TLI) burn, which helped Artemis II escape Earth’s gravitational influence and fly to the Moon, the spacecraft traveled at 39,472 kilometers (24,527 miles) per hour. TLI and re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere when it returns were the two times during the mission it reached such high speeds.
(pilot), Christina Koch (mission specialist), and Jeremy Hansen (mission specialist). Artemis II was the second spaceflight for Wiseman, Glover, and Koch and the first spaceflight for Hansen.
Artemis II returned to Earth on April 10, 2026. Reentry is perhaps the most dangerous phase of the mission. The Orion spacecraft entered Earth’s atmosphere traveling at some 40,000 km (25,000 miles) per hour.
April 1: Artemis II—the first flight of astronauts to the Moon since 1972—is launched. The crew sets a new record for humans journeying the farthest from Earth, reaching a distance of 252,756 miles (406,771 km), before returning to Earth …
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Meet the astronauts who ventured around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed flight aboard NASA’s human deep space capabilities, paving the way for future lunar surface missions.
Artemis II will be the first crewed mission of the Artemis programme, carrying four astronauts on a journey around the Moon and back to Earth for the first time in over half a century.
The Artemis II mission—NASA’s first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years—is a key step toward a long‑term return to the Moon and future crewed missions to Mars.
Around the Moon and back. Watch the Artemis II astronauts come home.NASA's Artemis II mission is splashing down in the Pacific Ocean at about 8:07 p.m. EDT o…
The mission, called Artemis II, is the second mission — and first crewed mission — of NASA’s Artemis program. NASA is currently targeting Wednesday, April 1, 2026 for the launch.
NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, with the Orion spacecraft atop carrying NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B in Florida at 6:35 p.m.
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 program, and the first mission to take humans to deep space …
Artemis II, the agency’s first crewed mission in the Artemis campaign, is a key step in NASA’s path toward establishing a long-term presence at the Moon and confirming the systems needed to support future lunar surface exploration and paving the way for the first crewed mission to Mars.
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On April 1, 2026, Artemis II launched on a nearly 10-day voyage around the Moon, marking the first crewed flight of NASA’s Orion
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