NASA Prepares Artemis II Crewed Lunar Mission for February Launch

NASA is preparing to launch Artemis II, its first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, targeting a February 6 liftoff. The 10-day mission will send four astronauts, including NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on a lunar flyby to test spacecraft systems and crew safety. Final preparations, including rolling out the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule to the launch pad, are underway, with additional launch windows available through April if needed.