NASA shoots for the moon: Inside the historic Artemis II mission

Synopsis Artemis II embarks on humanity’s return to the moon. Four astronauts will journey beyond the moon in a swift lunar fly-around. This mission is a crucial step in NASA’s plan to establish a lunar presence. The diverse crew includes the first woman, first person of color, and first non-American to travel to the moon. It’s humanity’s first flight to the moon since 1972. In a throwback to Apollo, NASA’s Artemis II mission will send four astronauts on a lunar fly-around. They’ll hurtle several thousand miles beyond the moon, hang a U-turn and then come straight back. No circling around…