The journey marks a series of historic accomplishments: it will send the first person of colour, the first woman and the first non-American on a lunar mission. And we will get to landing on the moon, but Artemis II is really about the crew,” she added. NASA launched an uncrewed debut mission, Artemis I, which orbited the moon in November 2022. The upcoming Artemis II flight is the first time that people will be on board. NASA’s priorities for Artemis II are clear, Horn said, adding that there’s plenty to do without touching the lunar surface.

Source: Mint April 01, 2026 06:13 UTC