Artemis II Launch: NASA To Slingshot Astronauts Past The Moon As Early As February 5, 2026

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Artemis II Launch: NASA To Slingshot Astronauts Past The Moon As Early As February 5, 2026

The Artemis II crew includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

Hyderabad: NASA is returning to the Moon in early 2026. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has announced the timeline for its Artemis II mission, which will fly four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon aboard the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft. The mission has several 5-day period launch windows, which span from February to April. It could lift off as early as February 5, 2026, with April 26 as the final possible date for the launch.

The Artemis II crew includes NASA astronauts