Artemis: Quick Facts

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Want to fly to the moon? NASA is looking for new astronauts to help grow its Artemis program • Nov. 7, 2026, 1:00 PM ET (AP)

NASA adopting Apollo’s urgency to build a moon base and land astronauts within two years • Oct. 23, 2026, 6:00 PM ET (AP)

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Artemis I on its launchpad

Artemis I launch

Artist's rendering of the Orion spacecraft with four solar panel arrays, shown orbiting above Earth's atmosphere against the blackness of space.

Infographic of NASA's Orion mission path showing numbered stages from liftoff, Earth orbit, lunar flyby, to reentry and splashdown.

Orion approaching Gateway.

Illustration of a spacecraft above the lunar surface with the text "we're sending astronauts into DEEP SPACE" and a blue arrow pointing toward the spacecraft.

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir speaks during an interview, wearing a blue flight suit with mission patches, against a dark blue background.

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Key People

Jonny Kim

Jonny Kim

Korean American naval officer and astronaut

Stephanie Wilson

Stephanie Wilson

American astronaut

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, in a white spacesuit, smiles and waves at the camera while working outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk.

Jessica Meir

American astronaut

Portrait of NASA astronaut Christina Koch wearing an orange flight suit with mission patches and an American flag.

Christina Koch

American astronaut

International Space Station: Kjell Lindgren

Kjell Lindgren

American astronaut

Joseph Acaba

Joseph Acaba

American astronaut

Portrait of Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen in an orange spacesuit with mission patches and a Canadian flag on the shoulder, facing forward against a dark background.

Jeremy Hansen

Canadian astronaut

Artemis II crew members Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman, and Victor Glover wear eclipse glasses and smile while floating in their spacecraft during a lunar mission.

Reid Wiseman

American astronaut

Nicole Aunapu Mann

Nicole Aunapu Mann

American astronaut

Portrait of NASA astronaut Victor Glover in an orange spacesuit, facing forward with a neutral expression against a dark background.

Victor Glover, Jr.

American astronaut

Jasmin Moghbeli

Jasmin Moghbeli

American astronaut

Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.

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