HOUSTON, Texas — Nearly three years after unmanned Artemis I ascended, NASA told us Artemis II is back on track after several delays.

"The agency has made a commitment to launch no later than April of '26 and we intend to keep that commitment," said Lakiesha Hawkins, NASA Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, during a news conference on Tuesday.

Back at @NASA_Johnson today for an #ArtemisII related tour. Watch for my story on @KHOU #khou11 pic.twitter.com/0LVRLybMDb — Jason Miles (@JMilesKHOU) September 23, 2025

Artemis II is the program's first crewed mission during which four astronauts will fly around the Moon in an Orion capsule to primarily confirm systems and hardware necessary for human deep space travel.

We got a look inside the Orion Mission Simulator and a capsule

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