Artemis II: All About NASA's Ambitious Return to the Moon

Left to right: Artemis II NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Credit: NASA

NASA's Artemis II mission looks to be as little as a couple of weeks away. The middle child of the three-part Artemis project, this mission will allow humans to swing by the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years. It also hopes to pave the way for even more ambitious missions in the future.

Here's a rundown on NASA's plans to bring humanity back to the Moon.

What Are the Artemis Missions?

The last time humans went to the lunar surface was with Apollo 17 in 1972. Since then, NASA has not even sent a crewed orbiter to the Moon, preferring to focus on the ISS and other, less expensive options for crewed flight.

NASA worked on plans to return ...