US EditionArtemis II astronauts arrive at Florida launch site for first moon trip in 53 years
The Artemis II crew will test Orion’s life-support and navigation systems during a 10-day lunar flyby, marking the first crewed lunar mission since 1972, NASA said.
- On Friday, the four Artemis II astronauts arrived in Florida to enter final preflight preparations, with NASA planning to launch the crew from Kennedy Space Center as soon as April 1 aboard the Space Launch System rocket.
- This historic mission marks the first crewed journey toward the Moon in more than 50 years, with the roughly 10-day flight testing the Orion spacecraft's life-support systems, navigation, communications, and heat shield performance in deep space.
- Commander Reid Wiseman leads the crew alongside Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, with Koch bringing a record of 328 consecutive days in space aboard the International Space Station.
- Engineers like Mike Guzman, a propulsion systems engineer at NASA Kennedy, are conducting final system checks using a comprehensive 'brain book' of procedures to ensure teams can respond to any launch contingency on April 1.
- NASA envisions yearly launches following this test, with Artemis III in 2027 and Artemis IV in early 2028 aiming to land astronauts on the Moon's southern region and eventually build a "moon base" before crewed Mars missions.
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They will travel aboard the Orion capsule on a flight around the satellite, without landing, to test navigation, communications and safety systems.More information: NASA promises a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 in the face of Donald Trump's increased pressure on the satellite
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The Economic TimesNASA’s Artemis II crew begins final countdown to first crewed Moon mission in over 50 years
The Artemis II crew has arrived in Florida for final preparations for NASA's first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. This 10-day mission will send astronauts on a loop around the Moon, testing the Orion spacecraft's deep space capabilities. The mission features the first Black, female, and non-American astronauts to journey near the Moon.
Miami (USA), 27 Mar (EFE).- The four astronauts who make up the Artemis II mission, which involves the return of humans to the Moon, have arrived this Friday at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral (Florida), and have been “excited” at the launch scheduled for April 1. “We are going to go to the Moon. The world has been waiting a long time to do this again. We are really excited,” said the mission commander Reid Wiseman, who highlighted th…
In the coming week, the crisis-stricken moon mission "Artemis 2" will finally start - and the crew is ready. However, a mascot from Germany has not made it on board.A few days before the planned launch of the first manned moon mission for more than 50 years, the crew arrived at the space station Cape Canaveral in the U.S. state of Florida. "Let's fly to the moon," said Nasa astronaut Reid Wiseman, after he had landed in Cape Canaveral together w…
Next week the crisis-stricken moon mission "Artemis 2" will finally start - and the crew is ready. However, a mascot from Germany did not make it on board.
Artemis II astronauts arrive at KSC ahead of launch
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen arrived from Houston at 2:15 p.m. to Kennedy Space Center as they target a launch as early as Wednesday evening.
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