NASA Makes Artemis II Lunar Mission Science Data Public Written 8 October 2026
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NASA’s SLS rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis II mission, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. | Credit: Keegan Barber; NASA
SpaceNews reports that NASA has released a preliminary science report and the full dataset collected during its Artemis II mission, six months after the crewed spacecraft traveled around the Moon. The release marks a significant milestone in “passing the baton” of the mission to the scientific community. Although primarily intended to demonstrate the Orion spacecraft’s capabilities, the mission also produced lunar imagery and observations gathered by its four astronauts during their flyby.
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