NASA training off San Diego coast for next stage of Artemis mission to the moon

NASA training off San Diego coast for next stage of Artemis mission to the moon

Off the San Diego coast, a team from NASA and the U.S. Navy are conducting critical astronaut recovery drills in preparation for the space agency’s first attempt in 50 years to transport humans to the moon. This exercise, known as Underway Recovery Test 12, is essential to ensure that the splashdown and recovery of the Artemis II crew is carried...

NASA Artemis II Moon Mission Splashdown Recovery Test-12

NASA Artemis II Moon Mission Splashdown Recovery Test-12Preparations for NASA’s next Artemis flight recently took to the seas as a joint NASA and U.S. Navy team, led by NASA's Ground Exploration Systems (EGS), spent a week off the coast of California practicing procedures for recovering the Artemis II spacecraft and crew.NASA and European Space Agency astronauts took part in practicing Artemis recovery operations during Underway Recovery Test-12…

On April 3, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen made public their "patch", which was the first "patch" of the Gemini capsules in the 1960s, and the first "patch" of the Gemini capsules...

Unveiled: Artemis II Insignia - New Space Economy

The four astronauts who will be the first to fly to the Moon under NASA’s Artemis campaign have designed an emblem to represent their mission that references both their distant destination and the home they will return to. The crew unveiled their patch in this April 2, 2025, photo. The crew explained the patch’s symbolism, […]

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts reveal moon mission patch to honor 'AII'

The next astronauts to fly to the moon now have a mission patch to represent their journey. NASA debuted the official Artemis 2 insignia, its first emblem for a moon-bound crew in more than 50 years.

Artemis II Insignia Honors All

Robert Markowitz The four astronauts who will be the first to fly to the Moon under NASA’s Artemis campaign have designed an emblem to represent their mission that references both their distant destination and the home they will return to. The crew unveiled their patch in this April 2, 2025, photo. The crew explained the patch’s symbolism, and its play on the abbreviation of Artemis II to AII, with the following description: The Artemis II test …