Artemis II

Gregory R. Wiseman

• Birthday: 11/11/1975
• Role: Spacecraft Commander
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 05/28/2014
• Last Flight: 05/28/2014

Gregory Reid Wiseman is an American astronaut, engineer, and naval aviator. Wiseman was selected in June 2009 as a member of ...

Victor J. Glover

• Birthday: 04/30/1976
• Role: Pilot
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 11/16/2020
• Last Flight: 11/16/2020

Victor Jerome Glover is a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013.

Glover is a Commander in the U.S. Navy who ha...

Jeremy Hansen

• Birthday: 01/27/1976
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: Canada

Jeremy Roger Hansen is a Canadian astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). He was selected to join the CSA in the 200...

Christina Koch

• Birthday: 01/29/1979
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 03/14/2019
• Last Flight: 03/14/2019

Christina Hammock Koch (born January 29, 1979) is a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013.

Mission

Artemis II

• Type: Human Exploration
• Orbit: Lunar flyby
• Launch Cost: $2,000,000,000

Learn more about the Artemis mission

Artemis II is the first crewed mission as part of the Artemis program. Artemis II will send a crew of 4 - 3 Americans and 1 Canadian around the moon and return them back to Earth.

The mission will test the core systems of NASA's Orion spacecraft including the critical life support system, among other systems which could not be tested during Artemis I due to the lack of crew onboard.

Location

Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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Launch Complex 39B has witnessed the launch of 58 rockets, including 57 orbital launch attempts. While Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, has been the site for 278 rocket launches.

The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).

Rocket

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Launch System Block 1

The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American Space Shuttle-derived heavy expendable launch vehicle. It is part of NASA's deep space exploration plans including as the main launch vehicle of the Artemis program. SLS follows the cancellation of the Constellation program, and is to replace the retired Space Shuttle.

Learn more about the Space Launch System Block 1

Agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.