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Explore the completed Artemis II lunar flyby, its crew and what happened after the flight. For upcoming missions, visit the Artemis program hub.
Artemis II launched on April 1, 2026, carrying Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen around the Moon aboard Orion. The crew tested spacecraft systems, including life support, during the first crewed Artemis mission. This was a lunar flyby, not a Moon landing. Orion splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off California on April 10, 2026, local time.
Artemis II launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1 and returned to Earth on April 10, local time in California. This is a historical mission, so there is no upcoming launch countdown.
Explore the Artemis II launch recordOfficial 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) Moon Base Artemis Blog Artemis Missions Artemis I Artemis II Artemis III Multimedia NASA Image Library Flickr Media Resources Exploration Ground Systems Exploration Ground Systems,...
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.
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Meet the Artemis II crew and learn how NASA’s 10-day lunar flyby mission will test deep space systems and pave the way for future Moon landings.
Artemis II is NASA’s first crewed mission under the Artemis program and will launch from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will send NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor […]
Launch success with Orion separation.
Liftoff.
Updated launch weather.
T-0 is accurate to the second.
Updated launch weather, 80% GO.
Targeting April 1st.
Delayed to NET April due to upper stage helium leak issue.
Reverted back to NET March 6 EST, to be confirmed.
Shortly after NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down on April 10, 2026, U.S. Navy divers captured underwater imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield. In the months after, the agency measured whether the thermal protection system effectively safeguarded the crew and Orion systems as the spacecraft reentered Earth’s atmosphere. This rigorous analysis confirmed that the […]
NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the Moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying a foundation for crewed flights to the Moon’s surface. Additional engineering data analysis of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield confirmed initial data showing the heat shield performed as expected.   In particular, NASA measured whether the thermal protection […]
NASA’s Artemis II crew traveled around the Moon and back and, along the way, captured stunning imagery and scientific observations of our nearest neighbor. NASA is making the full lunar science dataset from their journey available Wednesday to the global science community and the public for further study. More than 800 gigabytes of Artemis II […]
A visualization of a dark Moon eclipsing the Sun is marked with handwritten notes in this April 6, 2026, screenshot from an Artemis II crew member’s tablet. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (in blue) and Victor “Ike” Glover (in green) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Jeremy Hansen (in red) observed impact flashes and their locations, which […]
Editors’ Note: This advisory was updated on Sept. 17, 2026, to reflect current pre-game details. As part of NASA’s new Inspiration Tour, Reid Wiseman, NASA astronaut and commander of the agency’s Artemis II mission, will highlight America’s strengths in space exploration and aeronautics innovation at the Baltimore Ravens vs. New Orleans Saints game in Baltimore […]
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Shortly after NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down on April 10, 2026, U.S. Navy divers captured underwater imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield. In the months after, t…
NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the Moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying a foundation for crewed flights to the Moon’s surface. Additional engi…
A visualization of a dark Moon eclipsing the Sun is marked with handwritten notes in this April 6, 2026, screenshot from an Artemis II crew member’s tablet. NASA astronauts Reid W…
The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission will participate in an event hosted by industry and community partners at the University of Houston to discuss their mission aroun…
The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission – NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen – visited Huntsvill…
Following their landmark Artemis II mission earlier this year, distinguished NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman are transitioning in September to emeritus status at th…
From left to right: NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman receive the Congressiona…
President Trump signed an Executive Order today during a ceremony honoring the Artemis II crew that will create a NASA-led U.S. Space Academy to “encourage and guide” students to…
President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen with the Congressional S…
President Donald J. Trump will award each of NASA’s Artemis II crew members the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 28, during a ceremony at the agen…
The pilot of Artemis 2 says NASA’s return to the moon should start with human landings in less challenging equatorial regions rather than go directly to the south pole. The post…
The four Artemis II astronauts visited ESTEC, ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands, on 13 July as the first stop in a series of post-flight visits to the European teams that…
Status: Success. NET: Apr 01, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.
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