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NASA Unveils Artemis II Launch Windows: What We Know
First crewed mission of NASA’s Artemis campaign could launch as soon as February, with backup windows in March and April.
A major step toward launch day is complete as NASA's Artemis II astronauts ran through a countdown demonstration test.
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NASA to launch first crewed deep-space mission in 50 years
NASA announced it is targeting a February launch for Artemis II, a 10-day crewed mission that will send astronauts around the Moon. The last time humans traveled that far from Earth was in 1972, during Apollo 17.
NASA has confirmed the upcoming milestones for its historic Artemis II mission—the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, sending four astronauts on a lunar flyby for the first time in over 50 years—with rollout and Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) to set the stage for a potential launch in February.
NASA could be sending a crew on the Orion spacecraft out past the moon in less than a month if everything falls into place. But first the agency has to get its rocket to the launch pad.