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Mission Hub
Mission-focused coverage for Artemis II including launch timing, countdown visibility, crew notes, and schedule changes. For broader context, visit the Artemis program hub.
Artemis II is the first planned crewed mission in NASA's Artemis campaign and is commonly searched as both Artemis II and Artemis 2. This page tracks schedule changes, timing, and mission readiness signals as the launch window evolves.
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Official profiles are sourced from NASA and partner agency biography pages.
Reid Wiseman
Commander • NASA
Summary Reid Wiseman is a 27-year Navy veteran, a pilot, a father, an engineer, and a Baltimore native. He was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 2009 and served as Flight Engineer aboard the International Space Station for Expedition 4...
Victor J. Glover, Jr.
Pilot • NASA
Summary Victor J. Glover, Jr. was selected as an astronaut in 2013 while serving as a Legislative Fellow in the United States Senate. He served as pilot of the Crew-1 dragon spacecraft, named Resilience, which flew to the International S...
Christina Koch
Mission Specialist • NASA
Quick Bio Christina Koch is an explorer and engineer who became astronaut in 2013. She served as mission specialist of NASA’s Artemis II mission in 2026. Her previous experience in spaceflight was living and working on the International...
Jeremy R. Hansen
Mission Specialist • Canadian Space Agency
Learn more about Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
Structured from official NASA reference and topic pages.
Orion Spacecraft
Official sourceA detailed overview of the design, development, testing, and engineering of Orion — NASA’s spacecraft carrying and sustaining the crew on Artemis missions to the Moon and returning them safely to Earth.
Space Launch System (SLS)
Official sourceNASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) is a super heavy-lift rocket that provides the foundation for human exploration beyond Earth orbit. With its unprecedented capabilities, SLS is the only rocket that can send NASA’s Orion spacecraft, four astronauts, and larg...
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS)
Official sourceThe SLS (Space Launch System) interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS) is an in-space rocket stage that provides propulsion to the Orion spacecraft during the first three Artemis missions.
RS-25 Engines
Official sourceSLS (Space Launch System) RS-25 Core Stage Engine Powering America’s Exploration of Deep Space: The Engines Behind NASA’s Space Launch System › Download PDF NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System), the most capable rocket in the world, is powered by RS-25 engines...
Solid Rocket Boosters
Official sourceNASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket booster is based on three decades of knowledge and experience gained with the space shuttle booster and improved with the latest technology.
Exploration Ground Systems
Official sourceEGS Home Artemis Space Launch System (SLS) Orion Human Landing System (HLS) Gateway Artemis Blog Artemis Missions Artemis I Artemis II Multimedia NASA Image Library Flickr Media Resources Exploration Ground Systems Exploration Ground Systems, based at NASA&...
Mobile Launcher 1
Official sourceMobile launcher 1 is the ground structure that is used to assemble, process, and launch NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for missions to deep space destinations,...
Launch Complex 39B
Official sourceSignificant upgrades and enhancements have been completed or are in progress at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) is preparing the pad to support the launch of the agency’s Space Launch System (SL...
European Service Module
Official sourceThe Orion European Service Module is the spacecraft’s powerhouse, supplying it with electricity, propulsion, thermal control, air, and water in space.
Coverage: streams available • references available
Since NASA’s Artemis II crew members safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10 after their record-setting mission around the Moon, science teams have been busy collecting more data and combing through observations collected on the test flight. Results from these science investigations will help support safe human exploration of deep space and […]
An astronaut’s photo, taken en route to the Moon, reveals our planet and its place in space in a novel way.
Listen to this audio excerpt from Tim Goddard, NASA open water lead: At the end of their mission around the Moon, NASA’s Artemis II astronauts were recovered from their Orion spacecraft by a team of U.S. Navy divers and NASA personnel. This included Tim Goddard, NASA open water lead, who helped guide the complex open […]
NASA’s Artemis II crew had many technical and operational responsibilities during their historic mission to the Moon, but they also served an important role as scientific ambassadors to Earth’s nearest neighbor. On their 10-day journey, the crew flew by the far side of the Moon, analyzing and photographing geologic features such as impact craters and […]
“Rise,” the Artemis II zero gravity indicator, is seen sitting on the dais as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day […]
Listen to this audio excerpt from Kathleen Harmon, the Artemis II Mission Interface Manager for NASA’s Deep Space Network: Captivated by Apollo launches on her television as a child, Kathleen Harmon now plays a key role in NASA’s Artemis program. Harmon serves as the Artemis II mission interface manager for NASA’s Deep Space Network, an […]
Nicholas Houghton always dreamed of working at NASA and one day becoming an astronaut. Today, he helps design systems that keep crews safe during missions aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft, including the successful Artemis II mission around the Moon. After joining NASA as a Pathways intern, Houghton later became a full-time engineer on the Orion Crew Survival Systems (OCSS) […]
Nasdaq Chair and Chief Executive Officer Adena T. Friedman, left, and NASA’s Artemis II crewmembers CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman, right, ring the closing bell of the Nasdaq market session, Thursday, April 30, 2026. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and […]
Listen to this audio excerpt from Ryan Schulte, Orion flywheel project manager: As the four Artemis II astronauts traveled on a 694,481-mile journey around the Moon and back, the Orion spacecraft provided them with all the essentials for deep space life, including daily exercise. The crew used an exercise device called the flywheel throughout their mission to maintain their physical and mental health, and Ryan Schulte, Orion […]
On the heels of a successful Artemis II test flight, teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are pressing forward for the next Artemis mission. Technicians maneuvered NASA’s massive core stage of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket inside the agency’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA Kennedy on April 28 in preparation for Artemis III, as the Artemis II crew module arrived back at Kennedy for post-flight analysis.  The Artemis III core stage will be […]
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Coverage combines launch-linked SNAPI joins and mission-keyword relevance.
Three NASA astronauts and one from the European Space Agency are the crew of the next Artemis mission, Artemis III. Instead of flying around the Moon like their predecessors, this…
Microbiology and human research were the main scientific focus aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday to protect health on and off the Earth. The Expedition 74 crew mem…
NASA astronaut Andre Douglas, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, and NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik and Frank Rubio take a photo together on June 9, 2026. The fo…
"Artemis III will be an extraordinary demonstration of what is possible."
On 9 June, NASA announced the crew for the Artemis III mission, which includes ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano as pilot. ESA is also providing its third European Service Module for t…
On 9 June, NASA announced the crew for the Artemis III mission, which includes ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano as pilot. ESA is also providing its third European Service Module for t…
NASA has assigned the four astronauts who will fly the agency’s next crewed Space Launch… The post Artemis III Crew Named: Veteran Astronauts to test Lunar Landers in LEO appeared…
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano talks about his assignment as the test pilot for the Artemis III mission, announced by NASA on 9 June 2026 in a press conference at the Johnson Space…
NASA has announced the crew for the Artemis III mission, which includes ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano as pilot. ESA is also providing its third European Service Module for this cre…
Read this release in English here. La NASA dio el martes otro paso hacia una de las misiones tripuladas más complejas de la historia reciente al ofrecer nuevos detalles sobre Arte…
Taking another step toward one of the most complex human spaceflight missions in recent history, NASA on Tuesday provided new Artemis III details and announced the four prime crew…
Results from Artemis II’s science investigations will help support safe human exploration of deep space and provide a blueprint for how future missions will conduct science on the…
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