Artemis II: Lunar Flyby Details Revealed!

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The Josh Universe - Space Discord Server community shared an announcement detailing NASA's Artemis II mission. This mission is scheduled for early 2026 and will send four astronauts on a 10-day lunar flyby to test the Orion spacecraft and SLS rocket in deep space. This crewed test flight is a crucial step to verify life support and navigation systems before the subsequent Artemis III Moon landing.

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Artemis II is NASA's first crewed mission in the Artemis program, sending four astronauts on a 10-day lunar flyby in early 2026 to test the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket in deep space.

The mission will not land on the Moon but will loop around it, taking the crew farther from Earth than any humans have traveled in over 50 years, to verify life support, navigation, and other critical systems before the Artemis III landing mission.
Artemis II: Lunar Flyby Details Revealed!
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