Before NASA can decide a rocket launch date for Artemis 2, the giant SLS rocket has to ace a critical fueling test known as a wet dress rehearsal.

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Artemis isn’t just about returning to the Moon. It’s about building the systems needed to operate beyond Earth orbit.

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, have been in the health stabilization program, which limits their possible exposure so they do not pick up any illnesses ahead of the 10-day journey into space, since late Friday, January 23.

The Artemis II crew comprises NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. They will fly in a

Former NASA astronaut Kathleen Rubins told a National Academies committee recently that she believes the spacesuits designed for the agency's upcoming Artemis missions are far too heavy. She described what the Artemis crew will experience on the lunar surface as an "extreme physical event" despite the added flexibility and improvements made since the Apollo missions,

Artemis II also serves as a bridge to Artemis III, the mission where NASA plans to land astronauts near the moon's south pole, currently targeted for 2028. A credible, near-term human return signals that the U.S. is moving beyond experimentation and toward a sustained presence.

The most consequential aspect of Artemis II is not its destination, but that which it normalizes: the recurring human activities beyond low earth orbit, which will be observable by partners and competitors who will use routines as precedent.