Artemis II: The Mission That Tests Humanity’s Return to Deep Space

Artemis II Launch. Creator: NASA/Bill Ingalls Copyright: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

More than five decades after Apollo 17 closed the first chapter of lunar exploration, humans are once again traveling toward the Moon. On April 1, 2026, NASA launched Artemis II—not to land, but to answer a more fundamental question: can modern systems safely carry humans through deep space and back? This mission is not about … Read more