NASA Outlines Flight Plan for Crewed Artemis II Mission Written 19 February 2026
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Liliana Villarreal, Artemis landing and recovery director with Exploration Ground Systems (EGS), stands in front of the Artemis II Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) | Credit: Kim Shiflett; NASA; Public Domain
Aviation Week reports, “NASA used its first Space Launch System rocket to send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft on a 25-day test flight around the Moon in late 2022, kicking off its Artemis lunar exploration campaign. On Artemis II, the agency will attempt to broaden Orion’s operational envelope by adding a flight crew, with assessments of the spacecraft’s environmental control, life support and astronaut interactive systems on tap.”
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