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Artemis II astronauts arrive at Florida launch site for first moon trip in 53 years
The Artemis II crew will conduct a 10-day lunar flyby to test Orion’s systems, marking the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, with an 80% launch weather forecast.
- On Friday, the four Artemis II astronauts arrived in Florida to enter final preflight preparations, with NASA planning to launch the crew from Kennedy Space Center as soon as April 1 aboard the Space Launch System rocket.
- This historic mission marks the first crewed journey toward the Moon in more than 50 years, with the roughly 10-day flight testing the Orion spacecraft's life-support systems, navigation, communications, and heat shield performance in deep space.
- Commander Reid Wiseman leads the crew alongside Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, with Koch bringing a record of 328 consecutive days in space aboard the International Space Station.
- Engineers like Mike Guzman, a propulsion systems engineer at NASA Kennedy, are conducting final system checks using a comprehensive 'brain book' of procedures to ensure teams can respond to any launch contingency on April 1.
- NASA envisions yearly launches following this test, with Artemis III in 2027 and Artemis IV in early 2028 aiming to land astronauts on the Moon's southern region and eventually build a "moon base" before crewed Mars missions.
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NASA Artemis 2 launch set for April 1 as weather forecast issued
NASA's Artemis II mission will be the first crewed deep space mission in over 53 years, with final preparations underway at Kennedy Space Center for the April 1 launch with an 80% favourable weather forecast
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