US EditionNASA is set to send astronauts around the Moon again
Artemis II will carry four astronauts on a 10-day lunar flyaround, marking NASA's first crewed Moon mission in over 50 years amid extensive repairs and safety reviews.
- On March 12, NASA cleared Artemis II for an April launch after repairs and announced a 3 p.m. ET briefing to set a target launch date.
- A helium-flow problem prompted moving the 322-foot Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule from Launch Pad 39B to the Vehicle Assembly Building for seal repair and system refresh after a mid-February wet dress rehearsal.
- The Artemis II crew includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a 10-day mission about 4,700 miles beyond the far side in the first crewed Orion capsule flight.
- Under the agency's revised schedule, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman added Artemis III before the moon landing shifted to Artemis IV in 2028, while the NASA Office of Inspector General warned of lacking a crew rescue plan.
- With only a handful of days in early April, NASA will stream the March 12 briefing on its YouTube channel, while SpaceX and Blue Origin accelerate lander development before an April 30 stand-down.
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NASA ready for another shot at launching Artemis 2 moon mission
Technicians and engineers perform prelaunch work on the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft inside the Vehicle Assembly Building on Feb. 26, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now NASA plans to haul its Artemis 2 moon rocket back out to its seaside launch pad next week to ready the huge booster for blastoff as early as April 1 on a delayed-but-historic flight to send four astronauts on a nine-day trip to the moon, the agency ann…
The mission that took several times, will take four astronauts into lunar orbit, in the greatest human approach to our natural satellite in more than half a century.
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