NASA Launches Artemis II, the First Crewed Lunar Flyby in 50 Years

Artemis II is NASA’s first mission with crew aboard the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, and the first beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. After a first launch attempt was scrubbed in February 2026, the Artemis II mission launched from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B on Apr. 1, […]