Artemis II set for lunar flyby with four-astronaut crew, launch delayed to April

NASA's Artemis II will send four astronauts around the Moon on a 10‑day test flight aboard the Space Launch System and Orion capsule, marking the first crewed lunar mission in more than five decades. After a fueling‑system issue forced the rocket back to Kennedy Space Center for repairs, NASA moved the launch to no earlier than April. The mission will test life‑support and other deep‑space systems ahead of a lunar landing targeted for Artemis III in 2028. Crew members are Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen; Koch would be the first woman aboard a lunar mission, and Glover would be the first person of color to do so.