Artemis II: Humanity's Return to the Moon Reaches the Launch Pad

Artemis II: humanity's return to the Moon reaches the launch pad

When European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano commanded the International Space Station in 2019, Christina Koch was his flight engineer. The two spent six months together in orbit before returning to Earth on the same Soyuz spacecraft. Now Koch is preparing to fly to the Moon, and Parmitano says the mission she is about to undertake will change everything.

Why is NASA launching Artemis II again?

Why Artemis II is going back to the Moon NASA is preparing Artemis II for rollout as it moves toward a renewed human return to the lunar surface after the Apollo era. Artemis II is designed as the next major step in NASA’s broader plan to demonstrate that the agency can safely operate a crewed…