US EditionArtemis II Mission Makes History, Looks Forward to Future Missions
The 10-day mission tested Orion’s life-support systems and gave NASA momentum for future lunar landings, officials said.
- On Saturday, April 11, 2026, the Artemis II crew returned to Ellington Field in Houston after completing humanity's first lunar flyby in over 50 years. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen traveled deeper into space than any humans before.
- Marking the first human moon mission in over 50 years, the roughly 10-day Artemis II flight proved successful despite minor communication and toilet issues. Rice University professor Scott Solomon described it as a "huge success" for America's human space exploration.
- NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman noted the mission provided critical data on the ECLSS life-support system, which kept the crew alive 250,000 miles from Earth. Teams are planning procedural changes and software updates based on lessons learned.
- Next year, NASA will launch Artemis III to test rendezvous and docking capabilities in low Earth orbit. Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin are competing to develop the lunar lander for Artemis IV.
- President Trump's space policy directs NASA to establish an enduring presence on the moon as a technological proving ground. This infrastructure aims to master the skills necessary to eventually send astronauts to Mars and return them home safely.
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Artemis II Mission Makes History, Looks Forward to Future Missions
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (WTRF-TV) The Artemis II mission recently wrapped up as the US marks its return to deep space. The Artemis II mission is the first time since NASA’s Apollo 17 mission in 1972 that humans have gone to deep space. It accomplished many firsts, including breaking a record for the farthest humans have traveled into space. "We've got the first as far as the [...]
Returning humans to the Moon
This photo taken on April 6, 2026, shows the Moon (L) and Earth seen from the Orion spacecraft. The crew of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Artemis II mission began the return phase of their 10-day lunar flight on Tuesday after completing their flyby of the Moon. I watched Artemis II lift off — and witnessed the first humans venture to the Moon since 1972 COMMENT | GORDON OSINSKI | Even from a distance of several …
"Welcome to The Artemis Generation" | NASA Artemis II Moon Mission
"Welcome to The Artemis Generation" | NASA Artemis II Moon Mission"The world watched.""Artemis II carried humans farther into space than we’ve ever been in over half a century and showed a new generation what exploration looks like.""The journey back to the Moon is underway.""Artemis III is up next."The first crewed test flight of NASA’s Artemis program lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. E…
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