Artemis II marks NASA’s first crewed mission under the Artemis program, carrying four astronauts on an approximately 10-day journey around the Moon and back. The mission is designed to put the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft through their toughest tests yet, including life support, navigation, and other critical systems operating in deep space. The crew will not land on the Moon but will conduct manual flight tests in Earth orbit before traveling beyond the lunar far side. Th

Today, we introduced the eighteen NASA Astronauts who will form the Artemis team. They'll use their diverse range of backgrounds, expertise, and experience to pave the way for humans to return to the Moon, to stay: https://go.nasa.gov/3n3Gzpo | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration