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NASA’s Artemis II Mission Around the Moon

Join us for continuing live coverage of NASA’s Artemis II, the first crewed mission of the Artemis program.

Four astronauts aboard the agency’s Artemis II test flight around the Moon made history at 1:56 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 6, when they reached 248,655 miles from Earth—surpassing the farthest distance ever traveled by humans, a record previously set by Apollo 13 in 1970. The crew members are scheduled to splash down off the coast of San Diego at approximately 8:07 p.m. on Friday, April 10.

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    Forging New Frontiers

    The first crewed Artemis flight marks a key step toward long‑term return to the Moon and future missions to Mars.

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    Meet the Astronauts

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    The Moon, seen here backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse on April 6, 2026, is photographed by one of the cameras on the Orion spacecraft’s solar array wings. Orion is visible in the foreground on the left.

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    Who Is Your #NASAMoonCrew?

    Choosing a crew for missions to the Moon requires the right mix of skills and attributes. All four astronauts not only bring different strengths and expertise to the mission, but they also must work well together in high-pressure situations. That’s why we want to know: who you would choose to go with you on a trip around the Moon?

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    Which Artemis Astronaut Are You?

    With the Artemis II test flight, NASA is sending four astronauts on an approximately 10-day journey around the Moon. The question is, which Artemis astronaut are you? Which role — Commander, Pilot, Mission Specialist I, or Mission Specialist II — fits you best?

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    From left: NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen pose for a photograph as NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft roll out to Launch Complex 39B on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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