NASA sets target launch date for Artemis II lunar mission
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Northeast Ohio engineers play a pivotal role in NASA's Artemis II mission, aiming to return astronauts to the moon and safely back to Earth.
The Artemis II crew — commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen — includes the first person of color (Glover), the first woman (Koch) and the first non-American (Hansen, a member of the Canadian Space Agency) to leave low-Earth orbit.
What exactly do Trump and Vance know about this upcoming mission? Is it safe?
NASA’s Artemis II mission to carry four people around the moon and back could launch as early as this Sunday, Feb. 8. Backup dates keep this launch window open into April if delays occur, but NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman,