Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation (Skaparu JSAT) was selected as a ground station to receive signals from the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission.
SKY Perfect JSAT was selected as a ground station to receive one-way Doppler measurement signals from the Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis II mission on January 26.
Integrasys and the University of Seville were selected by NASA to voluntarily track the Orion spacecraft during the crewed Artemis II mission around the Moon.
The antenna Integrasys will use to track the Artemis II mission has a diameter of 2.4 meters and cannot be installed on the roof of Integrasys’s Seville headquarters.
NASA targets a Q1 launch for the Artemis II mission to fly humans around the Moon and back.
Engine number 2063 was originally installed on the SLS core stage for the Artemis II mission but was removed in 2025 due to a hydraulic leak in the main oxidizer valve actuator.
NASA is conducting an integrated assessment of components involved in the Artemis II mission to confirm overall system readiness.
The European Service Module will provide propulsion for the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission.
The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is positioned on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral for the Artemis II mission.
Eduardo García Llama, engineer chief of flight controllers for the Artemis II mission, was a NASA member who participated in the 2023 Houston meeting about the project.
The goal of the Artemis II mission is to prove Orion's ability to carry people and conduct observations on the Moon and the human body.
John Honeycutt is the Artemis II mission management team chair.
John Honeycutt is the Artemis II Mission Management Team chair.
The Artemis II mission is scheduled for a flight around the Moon.
The Moon rocket and spacecraft for the Artemis II mission are being rolled out to the launch pad.
The deadline for submitting names for the Artemis II mission is January 21, 2026.
NASA Artemis announced on January 14, 2026, the opening of a campaign allowing the public to submit their names to be symbolically transported aboard the Artemis II mission.
The only waste jettisoned during the Artemis II mission is urine.
The Artemis II mission will fly by the Moon at a higher altitude than previous Apollo orbits.
The Artemis II mission will focus on science and learning to sustain a presence on another world.