NASA’s Artemis II is on a voyage around moon
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The virtual event featured Hansen speaking live from aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft, approximately three days into the 10-day lunar flyby mission.
It's a carousel of work to get a rocket to space, and with Artemis II's recent moon mission, the Johnson Space Center in Houston is its launchpad.
NASA's Artemis II mission is set to launch Wednesday, sending four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon and back to Earth. While the mission will not include a landing, it marks a major step forward in returning humans to deep space.
The Artemis II mission will not only test the Orion spacecraft, but it will also evaluate how modern deep-space travel affects the human body.
The Orion spacecraft will take four crew members and one commode around the moon and back as part of the Artemis II mission. In April 2025, National Geographic worked with NASA and filmed the astronauts at an Orion space capsule model in Houston.
The Artemis II mission launches this week as a first step toward returning to the moon and reaching Mars. Materials scientist Debbie Senesky explains the material tech that makes these missions possible.
Elim Garak, it could be argued, is one of the most interesting characters on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," and that's saying something. Garak was first introduced in the show's second episode, "Past Prologue" (January 10,