The spacecraft can accommodate four astronauts—one more than Apollo—and offers greater internal volume, allowing for extended missions.
The bulk of Artemis funding comes from the US federal budget allocated to NASA.
Artemis II mission: Both the US and China seek access to lunar areas rich in resources, making the location of lunar bases strategically important.
The mission, led by NASA, will send four astronauts on a roughly 10-day journey around the Moon aboard the Orion spacecraft.
NASA plans to land astronauts near the Moon’s south pole, targeting regions like Shackleton crater where water ice, sunlight zones, and extreme terrain could shape future space missions.
For the first time, the Orion capsule will be fully pressurised and equipped with potable water, oxygen, and nitrogen storage systems to sustain the crew.
As NASA’s Artemis II mission approaches, revisit top space movies that capture the thrill, risks, and human drama of space exploration, blending cinematic storytelling with real science.
NASA’s Artemis missions—from uncrewed tests to crewed Moon landings—map humanity’s return to lunar exploration, with timelines, milestones, and global competition shaping the journey ahead.
Artemis II mission marks the first time astronauts will travel beyond low Earth orbit under NASA's Artemis programme, which aims to return humans to the Moon and eventually prepare for crewed missions to Mars
The mission will send four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft on a roughly 10-day journey around the Moon and back
Artemis II will launch aboard the powerful Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket will carry the Orion spacecraft, which will transport four astronauts on a roughly 10-day mission around the Moon and back to Earth.
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