On top of this accomplishment, Artemis II will be a test of the Orion capsule’s capabilities as a deep space exploration vessel. If this mission is successful, NASA will push for the first ...
Orion has already traveled around the moon once, in the Artemis I mission in 2022. But that flight was crewless. Next, the spacecraft will carry four astronauts around the moon in the Artemis II ...
The boosters will help support the remaining rocket components and the Orion spacecraft during final assembly of the Artemis II Moon rocket and provide more than 75% of the total Space Launch ...
Artemis II is targeting no later than April 2026 to fly its first crewed mission, which would launch the Lockheed Martin-built Orion spacecraft with four astronauts on board atop the Space Launch ...