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BACK TO THE MOON: NASA’s Artemis II Set To Send Astronauts Into Lunar Orbit as Soon as February

January 2, 2026

Spacecraft launching into orbit with Earth in the background, showcasing advanced technology and solar panels.

Spacecraft launching into orbit with Earth in the background, showcasing advanced technology and solar panels.
Orion spacecraft/Image-Illustration NASA.

During the second year of Donald J. Trump’s second term, the US is going to make the moon great again.

This elusive goal, that no nation has attained since way back in 1972, is the number one priority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), pushing the Mars mission further down the line.

The Artemis’ mission is to return American astronauts to the moon and establish a permanent lunar base — and it is finally about to launch its first crewed flight.

CNN reported:

“The landmark mission, dubbed Artemis II, is on track to lift off as soon as February. The highly anticipated endeavor will mark the first time astronauts have ventured beyond the bounds of near-Earth orbit since the final Apollo mission in 1972.

Artemis II will send a group of four astronauts — NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch as well as the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen — on a trip around the moon.”

“Unlike the Apollo missions that entered low-lunar orbit, Artemis II will use a flight path better suited to Orion’s design and mass. The spacecraft will make a large, sweeping loop around the moon, rather than flying tight circles closer to the surface.”

“And while the crew members will not land on the moon, their trajectory will offer a unique view of our closest celestial neighbor.

’We could see parts of the moon that never have had human eyes laid upon them before’, Koch said during a September news conference. ‘And we have been learning how to turn those observations into tangible science’.”

Read more about the troubles under the Biden administration, from January 2024:

NASA’s Artemis Lunar Missions Delayed Yet Again – Astronauts Now Set To Land on the Moon in 2026 – Peregrine Lander Was Abandoned in Space Due to Fatal Fuel Leak

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