"The Artemis II mission's towering 322-foot (98-meter) Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, topped with the astronauts' Orion crew capsule, will launch as early as 6:24 p.m. local time (2224 GMT)."
"The astronauts are not expected to land on the moon. Instead, they will travel several thousand miles beyond it, perform a U-turn and return to Earth."
"The Artemis II mission ultimately represents the opening shot of NASA's plans for a permanent moon base. The agency hopes for a proper moon landing near the lunar south pole in 2028."
The Artemis II mission is set to launch four astronauts on a 10-day flight around the moon, marking NASA's most ambitious space mission in decades. This mission will be the first time humans leave Earth's orbit since 1972 and will take them 252,000 miles into space. The astronauts will not land on the moon but will test critical life-support systems and communications. The mission is a precursor to NASA's plans for a permanent moon base, with hopes for a proper landing in 2028.
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