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NASA's Artemis II Flies Astronauts Around the Moon, a First in 50 Years
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Summary
- Artemis II launched April 1, 2026 — the first crewed lunar mission since 1972 — carrying Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada's Jeremy Hansen.
- The Orion capsule flew within about 6,545 km of the Moon on April 6 and splashed down in the Pacific near San Diego on April 10 after a nine-day flight.
- Hansen became the first Canadian on a lunar mission; the flight is a test toward landing astronauts on the Moon on a later Artemis mission.
The question
Artemis II puts a crewed return to the lunar surface within reach.
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