BACK TO THE MOON: NASA’s Artemis II Set To Send Astronauts Into Lunar Orbit as Soon as February
During the second year of Donald J. Trump’s second term, the US is going to make the moon great again.
This elusive goal, that no nation has attained since way back in 1972, is the number one priority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), pushing the Mars mission further down the line.
The Artemis’ mission is to return American astronauts to the moon and establish a permanent lunar base — and it is finally about to launch its first crewed flight.
New dawn, new day, new year.
Onward to the Moon in 2026! pic.twitter.com/uU6N7eWPCM
— NASA (@NASA) January 1, 2026
CNN reported:
“The landmark mission, dubbed Artemis II, is on track to lift off as soon as February. The highly anticipated endeavor will mark the first time astronauts have ventured beyond the bounds of near-Earth orbit since the final Apollo mission in 1972.
Artemis II will send a group of four astronauts — NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch as well as the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen — on a trip around the moon.”
They’re going to the Moon! Introducing the #Artemis II astronauts:
Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid), Commander
Victor Glover (@AstroVicGlover), Pilot
Christina Koch (@Astro_Christina), Mission specialist
Jeremy Hanson (@Astro_Jeremy), Mission specialisthttps://t.co/Hy1110MOEi pic.twitter.com/SeETL5iURu— NASA’s Johnson Space Center (@NASA_Johnson) April 3, 2023
“Unlike the Apollo missions that entered low-lunar orbit, Artemis II will use a flight path better suited to Orion’s design and mass. The spacecraft will make a large, sweeping loop around the moon, rather than flying tight circles closer to the surface.”
Early next year, humans will fly around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
Our Artemis II crew is training hard for their historic mission. Last week, they suited up to run tests inside the Orion spacecraft that they’ll ride to space: https://t.co/K0dzWEWSRW pic.twitter.com/mAJyBzqDeC
— NASA (@NASA) August 5, 2025
“And while the crew members will not land on the moon, their trajectory will offer a unique view of our closest celestial neighbor.
’We could see parts of the moon that never have had human eyes laid upon them before’, Koch said during a September news conference. ‘And we have been learning how to turn those observations into tangible science’.”
What a view #OTD in 2022, the Orion spacecraft captured this image of the Moon during the Artemis I mission.
Soon, Artemis II will venture back around the Moon with four crew members aboard Orion. Learn more about the mission: https://t.co/JQJpvoMBrW pic.twitter.com/xWmpgo4sNm
— NASA Ames (@NASAAmes) December 5, 2025
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