Artemis II involved more than 2,700 suppliers across the United States and Europe.
Artemis II launched on April 1, 2026 with four astronauts around the Moon.
Mission Control CEO Ewan Reid attended the Artemis II launch in Florida.
ESA missions are extending the lunar exploration effort that followed Artemis II.
Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency flew around the Moon with Artemis II earlier this year.
Jenni Gibbons served as Jeremy Hansen’s astronaut backup for Artemis II.
Artemis II returned human crews to the vicinity of the Moon for the first time in decades.
Artemis II is part of NASA's Artemis program and is a crewed circumlunar mission.
Artemis II completed a translunar injection burn and a lunar flyby before returning to Earth.
Artemis II carried Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen.
Artemis II launched on April 1, 2026.
Artemis II reduced the largest programmatic uncertainty in NASA’s Artemis IV contracting cycle.
Artemis II splashed down on April 10, 2026.
Smiths Group contributed components to Artemis II through multiple business units including Flex-Tek.
Artemis II validated the Space Launch System and Orion stack as a functioning crewed system.
Artemis II drew on more than 2,700 suppliers across the United States and allied nations.
California contributed more than 500 companies and 16,000 workers to Artemis II.
Artemis II lasted approximately ten days.
Artemis II performed within expected parameters across all major subsystems.
NASA’s recovery teams and military partners successfully carried out splashdown recovery operations for the Artemis II crew.