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Artemis II Heads to the Moon: What's Next After NASA's Most Anticipated Launch
The 6:35 PM on Wednesday, April 1st, will be marked as the historic date when four astronauts took off on the SLS rocket and the Orion spacecraft for the most important space mission of recent decades: man's return to the Moon, the first manned lunar flyby in over 50 years.
TL;DR
- The Artemis II mission successfully launched four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—towards the Moon.
- This is the first manned lunar flyby in over 50 years and the first flight for NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.
- The mission will test the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft, with the goal of paving the way for a lunar landing in 2028 and establishing a permanent base.
- The crew will orbit the Earth for approximately 10 days, performing various tests before heading to the Moon and returning.
- Artemis II marks significant milestones, including the participation of the first Black person, the first woman, and the first non-American on a lunar mission.