NASA to launch Artemis-II mission to Moon on Apr. 1
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NASA will give an update today on its progress toward sending a crew to the moon.Four astronauts will fly aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft, circle Earth and navigate around the moon, and confirm that the spacecraft’s systems operate in the Artemis II launch,
Artemis II will send four astronauts around the Moon aboard Orion while the public tracks the mission through NASA’s Artemis Real-time Orbit Website and mobile app.
NASA is conducting a critical test ahead of its Artemis II launch, called a wet dress rehearsal. During the dress rehearsal, engineers fill the rocket with 700,000 gallons of propellant and conduct a simulated countdown-to-launch window. Teams conduct a ...
The countdown for NASA’s Artemis II lunar mission is getting closer. NASA announced that the earliest launch window for Artemis II is Feb. 6, 2026, with 12 more possible dates available from February-April. The Artemis mission, a followup to the Apollo ...