Canada's Hansen Heads on Artemis II, NASA's First Crewed Moon Mission in 54 Years
NASA's Artemis II mission launches from Kennedy Space Center with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen aboard the Orion spacecraft on the Space Launch System, marking the first crewed Moon flight since 1972. Over about 10 days the crew will test essential life-support and onboard systems, perform a lunar fly-by on a free-return trajectory, and reinforce international collaboration under the Artemis Accords as groundwork for a lunar base and eventual Mars missions.