Jenni Gibbons was selected as Canada’s backup to Jeremy Hansen for the Artemis II mission specialist role.
NASA will roll the Moon rocket for the Artemis II mission off the launch pad as soon as Feb. 24, weather pending.
John Honeycutt, chair of the Artemis II Mission Management Team, has a high level of confidence in the current vehicle configuration at the pad.
NASA is targeting no earlier than March 6 for the launch of the Artemis II mission, pending completion of required work at the launch pad and analysis of test data.
NASA is targeting March 6 as the earliest launch opportunity for the Artemis II mission.
Budget priorities tied to human exploration and NASA's Artemis II mission have caused the Mars Sample Return program to advance at a more moderate pace.
NASA cleared the path for a critical pre-launch wet dress rehearsal of the Artemis II mission.
Integrasys is participating in the Artemis II mission by tracking and analyzing the trajectory of the crewed spacecraft that will orbit the Moon.
Integrasys will measure the Doppler effect to determine the velocity and position of the Artemis II mission in deep space.
Leaks observed during the SLS full-fueling test on February 2 delayed the Artemis II mission.
NASA published a post describing how the agency will track the Artemis II mission using a network of ground stations.
NASA selected 34 global volunteers to track the Orion spacecraft during the crewed Artemis II mission’s journey around the Moon.
NASA completed a wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis II mission in the early morning on February 3, 2026.
NASA completed a wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis II mission in the early morning hours of Feb. 3, 2026.
NASA will target March 2026 as the earliest possible launch opportunity for the Artemis II mission to allow teams to review test data and conduct a second wet dress rehearsal.
The postponement to a March 2026 launch window does not change the objectives of the Artemis II mission.
The MER team will analyze Orion technical data during the Artemis II mission to assist flight control with optimizations and anomalies.
NASA developed real-time monitoring systems to observe the Artemis II mission and its crew during flight.
April 2026 is the formal planning backstop date for the Artemis II mission if weather or technical issues push the launch later.
NASA plans to launch the Artemis II mission, which is set to be the first crewed flight around the Moon in more than 50 years.