NASA is just days away from historic Artemis II moon launch

Artemis II crew members — mission specialist Christina Koch (left) and commander Reid Wiseman (right) — listen as pilot Victor Glover speaks to the media after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The astronauts

On Wednesday, the crew of NASA’s Artemis II could blast off on a mission around the moon and back. No astronaut has ventured out to the moon since the 1970s.

(Image credit: Joe Raedle)