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SUMMARY:Artemis II — NASA Crewed Lunar Flyby Mission
DESCRIPTION:<p>Launch Window (Current Target): 06:24 PM - EST</p>\n<ul>\n<l
 i data-start="482" data-end="612">\n<p data-start="484" data-end="612"><st
 rong data-start="484" data-end="519">Launch Vehicle / Spacecraft:</strong>
  SLS (Space Launch System Block 1) + Orion spacecraft&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<
 li data-start="613" data-end="687">\n<p data-start="615" data-end="687"><s
 trong data-start="615" data-end="638">&nbsp\;Mission Duration:</strong> ~1
 0 days&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li data-start="688" data-end="879">\n<p data-st
 art="690" data-end="879"><strong data-start="690" data-end="713">Mission P
 rofile:</strong> A crewed flyby around the Moon (no lunar landing)\, testi
 ng Orion&rsquo\;s systems with astronauts aboard in a deep space environme
 nt</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<h3 data-start="175" data-end="263">Historic Milesto
 ne: Artemis II &mdash\; First Crew to Venture Beyond LEO Since Apollo 17</
 h3>\n<ul data-start="265" data-end="1172">\n<li data-start="265" data-end=
 "478">\n<p data-start="267" data-end="478"><strong data-start="267" data-e
 nd="297">First Crewed Orion Flight:</strong> Artemis II will mark the <str
 ong data-start="323" data-end="378">inaugural crewed mission of NASA&rsquo
 \;s Orion spacecraft</strong>&mdash\;a vehicle built to carry astronauts o
 n deep space missions.&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li data-start="479" data-end="6
 82">\n<p data-start="481" data-end="682"><strong data-start="481" data-end
 ="511">Return Beyond Earth Orbit:</strong> It will be the <strong data-sta
 rt="527" data-end="615">first time humans have traveled beyond low Earth o
 rbit (LEO) since Apollo 17 in 1972</strong>&mdash\;a gap of over fifty yea
 rs.&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li data-start="683" data-end="920">\n<p data-start
 ="685" data-end="920"><strong data-start="685" data-end="712">Lunar Flyby 
 Trajectory:</strong> The mission will send four astronauts on a <strong da
 ta-start="756" data-end="798">free-return trajectory around the Moon</stro
 ng>\, testing life-support\, navigation\, and deep space systems with crew
  aboard Orion.&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li data-start="921" data-end="1172">\n<
 p data-start="923" data-end="1172"><strong data-start="923" data-end="943"
 >Enduring Legacy:</strong> Artemis II stands as the bridge between the Apo
 llo era and the next generation of lunar exploration. It resets humanity&r
 squo\;s path beyond LEO\, laying groundwork for future lunar landings and 
 journeying further into the solar system.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Learn more
  go to <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/" target="_blank" 
 rel="noopener">www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/</a></p>
URL:https://new.flspacetourism.com/events/2026/04/01/artemis-ii-nasa-crewed
 -lunar-flyby-mission.html
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LOCATION:LC-39A\, Kennedy Space Center\, Florida
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