US EditionNASA Addresses Safety Concerns for Artemis II Moon Mission
The Artemis 2 crew began quarantine at Johnson Space Center to reduce illness risk as NASA targets a February launch window for the first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years.
- On Jan. 23, the Artemis 2 crew entered quarantine at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, including Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
- NASA requires a wet dress rehearsal and a flight readiness review before confirming a launch date; the rehearsal could take place as early as Feb. 2, fueling the Space Launch System rocket with 700,000 gallons.
- About 4,700 miles beyond the far side of the moon, the Orion capsule built by Lockheed Martin will carry Artemis 2 on an approximately 10-day mission circling the moon to test systems.
- The crew will fly to Kennedy Space Center about six days before launch if testing stays on schedule, continuing mission simulations and medical checkouts during Johnson Space Center quarantine while California recovery teams finalize Pacific Ocean water landing plans.
- As part of NASA's Artemis program, Artemis 2 helps validate systems for future lunar landings and a lunar settlement on the south pole that uses water ice for life support and rocket fuel.
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