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Artemis II — Humanity's Return to the Moon

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The Crew

The Most Diverse Crew in Space History

Commander Reid Wiseman

Reid Wiseman

Commander

NASA

Oldest person beyond LEO

A Navy test pilot and veteran astronaut who commanded the ISS. Wiseman leads the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit in over 50 years.

Pilot Victor Glover

Victor Glover

Pilot

NASA

First person of color beyond LEO

A Navy fighter pilot and SpaceX Crew-1 veteran. Glover makes history as the first person of color to fly beyond low Earth orbit.

Mission Specialist Christina Koch

Christina Koch

Mission Specialist 1

NASA

First woman beyond LEO

Holder of the longest single spaceflight by a woman and veteran of the first all-female spacewalk. Koch becomes the first woman to fly beyond low Earth orbit.

Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen

Jeremy Hansen

Mission Specialist 2

CSA

First non-US citizen beyond LEO

A Canadian Forces fighter pilot and CSA astronaut. Hansen becomes the first non-American to fly beyond low Earth orbit on his first spaceflight.

Mission Timeline

10 Days Around the Moon

April 1, 2026
Launch
SLS lifts off from Kennedy Space Center, LC-39B
April 2, 2026
Trans-Lunar Injection
Upper stage burn sends Orion toward the Moon
April 3, 2026
Outbound Coast
Crew performs systems checks as Earth shrinks behind them
April 5, 2026
Lunar Approach
Orion nears the Moon, crew sees the far side for the first time
April 6, 2026
Lunar Flyby
Closest approach: ~4,000 miles above the lunar surface
April 7, 2026
Return Burn
Engine burn sets trajectory back toward Earth
April 9, 2026
Return Coast
Crew stows equipment and prepares for re-entry
April 10, 2026
Splashdown
Orion splashes down in the Pacific Ocean

By The Numbers

The Numbers

252,799 mi
Miles from Earth
4,047 mi
Miles from the Moon
25,000 mph
Re-entry Velocity
50+ years
Since Humans Left LEO
The world feels different right now. For a lot of people, it's heavy. But here's a rocket — heading to the Moon — with the most diverse crew in history. The first woman. The first person of color. The first international astronaut. Beyond low Earth orbit. Beyond everything we know.

Maybe that's the point. Maybe the answer to ‘can we survive this?’ is already 252,799 miles away, looking back at us.

— The conversation that started this project, April 3, 2026

Behind The Scenes

Built by DocPro

Carl Jeeter

Carl Jeeter

Principal Software Architect

40 years in IT. Asks "did you actually verify that?" because he's watched too many projects crater on assumptions.

Diana Reyes

Diana Reyes

Lead Designer

30 years in design. Shows up at 6 AM with dark circles and a finished mockup, daring anyone to say it can't be done.

Anthony Catawampus

Anthony Catawampus

Senior Developer

Gets so excited about elegant solutions he forgets to breathe. 12 years in, still stays up too late reading about new frameworks.

Abish Lamman

Abish Lamman

Junior Developer

MIT CS, full scholarship from Hyderabad. Keeps a journal of every pattern, every mistake, every lesson. Building a knowledge base.