Artemis II

The first crewed Artemis flight marks a key step toward long‑term return to the Moon and future missions to Mars. Artemis II builds on the success of the uncrewed Artemis I in 2022, and will demonstrate a broad range of capabilities needed on deep space missions. The Artemis II test flight will be NASA’s first mission with crew aboard the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft. Orion is developed to be capable of sending astronauts to the Moon and is a crucial step toward eventually sending crews on to Mars. The Orion spacecraft will serve as the exploration...