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First US Artemis astronaut mission around the moon on track for April
- NASA plans to launch Artemis II in April 2026 from Kennedy Space Center with four astronauts flying around the moon on a 10-day mission.
- The mission faced delays due to a heatshield issue during Artemis I, but engineers confirmed that problem will not recur on Artemis II.
- Artemis II will include Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and three Americans, orbiting farther from Earth than any crew since 1972's Apollo mission.
- Lakiesha Hawkins said from a risk perspective, NASA feels confident in safely returning the crew and described the mission as giving people a "front row seat to history."
- The mission advances NASA’s goal of safely returning humans to the moon while competing in the modern second space race alongside China’s lunar efforts.
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The US space agency is rushing to launch the SLS rocket as early as February 5, 2026.
NASA to set foot on the Moon again: Artemis 2 set for early 2026 launch
They will launch on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and follow a “free-return” trajectory, flying more than 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) beyond the Moon before returning to Earth without entering lunar orbit or landing.
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The Nasa wants to send people back to the moon for the first time in over 50 years. The mission "Artemis II" could start already in February 2026. But with a landing on the Earth's satellite it will probably take some time.
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