All Things NASA Artemis II Thread

[Starman]

In this thread, we discuss all things Artemis II related.

Artemis II is a planned lunar spaceflight mission under the Artemis program, led by NASA. It is intended to be the second flight of the Space Launch System (SLS), and is both the first crewed mission of the Orion spacecraft and the first crewed mission to the vicinity of the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than February 5, 2026.

Artemis II - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Artemis II crew:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/03/science/artemis-ii-mission-astronauts.html

Artemis II: NASA’s First Crewed Lunar Flyby in 50 Years - NASA

Meet the Artemis II crew and learn how NASA’s 10-day lunar flyby mission will test deep space systems and pave the way for future Moon landings.

www.nasa.gov

The plan is a long term moon base and ultimately a launching pad to Mars...

 

[Starman]

Artemis 2 mission update: Rollout imminent as NASA prepares first crewed Artemis mission to the moon

NASA's Artemis 2 rollout could be as early as this weekend as the space agency makes final preparations for its first crewed Artemis moon mission.

www.livescience.com

NASA's Artemis 2 rollout could be as early as this weekend as the space agency makes final preparations for its first crewed Artemis moon mission.
NASA is on track to send humans around the moon as early as Feb. 6 as it makes final preparations for the imminent rollout of its Artemis 2 mega moon rocket.

 

[Starman]

 

[Starman]

Artemis II Crew Enters Quarantine Ahead of Journey Around Moon - NASA

The next astronauts to fly around the Moon went into quarantine late Friday.

www.nasa.gov

 

[Jmare007]

It's kinda crazy to me how low key this thing is.

 

[Starman]

It's kinda crazy to me how low key this thing is.

Yeah, probably because it's a fly by the moon mission and not a landing. The landing and permanent base will be huge news, though.

 

[Jmare007]

Yeah, probably because it's a fly by the moon mission and not a landing. The landing and permanent base will be huge news, though.

For sure but I've seen more and bigger coverage for commercial flights to suborbital space than the first crewed mission to the Moon in half a century, it just feels weird, lol.

 

[Starman]

NASA delays Artemis II moon mission because of extreme cold at launch site | wqad.com https://share.google/IZYJETWdGMB3xXXAZ

 

[Starman]

Following Confidence Test, NASA Continues Artemis II Data Review - NASA

As part of robustly testing the vehicle prior to flight, NASA engineers are reviewing data after a confidence test Feb. 12, in which operators partially

www.nasa.gov

March remains the earliest potential launch window for Artemis II.

Initially it was "as early as february". Probably won't be until June at this rate.

 

[Starman]

Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: 'Launch' countdown underway for moon rocket fueling test | Space https://share.google/Bf0CeJQnzyuvZIlcK

 

[Starman]

NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts won't land on the moon after all. 'This is just not the right pathway forward.' | Space NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts won't land on the moon after all. 'This is just not the right pathway forward.'

shyt trash. Delete this thread.

 

[Jmare007]

NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts won't land on the moon after all. 'This is just not the right pathway forward.' | Space NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts won't land on the moon after all. 'This is just not the right pathway forward.'

shyt trash. Delete this thread.

Ehh, they are clearly not ready yet. I'm note sure why Artemis 4 and 5 would be able to do it just 1 year later but hopefully that's the case

Thing is, if they don't start showing results soon they ain't gonna be getting the funds to actually do these missions going forward

 

[Striving For Greatness]

Even if they could what’s the point

 

[42 Monks]

NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts won't land on the moon after all. 'This is just not the right pathway forward.' | Space NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts won't land on the moon after all. 'This is just not the right pathway forward.'

shyt trash. Delete this thread.

it makes sense, 3 was probably got a bit too ambitious and they got more than the funding/international support they were asking for really

lunar gateway is still the goal of most of this. plus from the article referring to the old 2025 stuff-

does any mission need that many firsts? after artemis 2 there will be a ton of stuff to build on/modify anyways. i don't really see it as some big pivot tbh

 

[Jmare007]

Next launch date is April 1st