Archive · 18 Jan 2026
NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission
NASA is getting ready for a big space mission called Artemis II.
This mission will send four astronauts to fly around the moon.
The astronauts are Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen.
They will go to the moon and then come back to Earth.
This is the first time in many years that people will go to the moon.
The mission is part of a bigger program called Artemis.
The rocket that will take them to the moon is called the Space Launch System (SLS), and it has a special capsule called Orion.
The astronauts will not land on the moon but will fly around it.
This is a very exciting time for space exploration!
NASA's Artemis II mission is preparing to send four astronauts around the moon.
The mission is scheduled to launch in February, with the exact date to be confirmed.
The astronauts are Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen.
The mission will use the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion crew capsule.
This will be the first lunar crewed flight in over 50 years, since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
- Who
- NASA and four astronauts: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen
- What
- Artemis II mission, a lunar crewed flight around the moon
- When
- February (exact date to be confirmed)
- Where
- Launch from Kennedy Space Center, Florida; mission around the moon
- Why
- To send astronauts around the moon and back to Earth as part of the Artemis program
- Mission Name
- Artemis II
- Launch Date
- February (exact date to be confirmed)
- Astronauts
- Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen
- Mission Type
- Lunar crewed flight
- Programme
- Artemis
- Rocket
- Space Launch System (SLS)
- Crew Capsule
- Orion
- Mission Duration
- 10 days
Sources
NASA Artemis II: First Lunar Crewed Mission Is Expected To Lift Off On February 6 After Decades, All You Need To Know
Explained: Why Artemis II will carry astronauts to the moon, but not land
Artemis 2 Mission: NASA's New Moon Rocket Heads To Launch Pad
NASA Rolls Out Moon Rocket for First Crewed Lunar Flyby in Over 50 Years