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> MISSION DATA
> MISSION BRIEFING // HUMAN EXPLORATION
Artemis II is the first crewed mission as part of the Artemis program. Artemis II will send a crew of 4 - 3 Americans and 1 Canadian around the moon and return them back to Earth. The mission will test the core systems of NASA's Orion spacecraft including the critical life support system, among other systems which could not be tested during Artemis I due to the lack of crew onboard.
> SCHEDULE & SOURCE
Source-reported status: Launch Successful. The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Launch window: 2026-04-01 22:24:00 UTC — 2026-04-02 00:24:00 UTC.
Dates and windows may change. Passing the scheduled time does not confirm a launch outcome.
Launch data from The Space Devs
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