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What did NASA's Artemis II mission do in April 2026?

It flew four astronauts around the Moon and back.

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  1. Landed two astronauts on the Moon
  2. Flew four astronauts around the Moon ✔
  3. Tested Orion with no one aboard

Why: Artemis II was a crewed lunar flyby. Orion carried four astronauts around the Moon, launching April 1, 2026, and splashing down April 10, 2026.

Huh, didn't know that: The crew was Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada's Jeremy Hansen.

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Why didn't Artemis II land on the Moon? It just wanted to swing by and say hi.
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Answer: Flew four astronauts around the Moon. Artemis II was a crewed lunar flyby. Orion carried four astronauts around the Moon, launching April 1, 2026, and splashing down April 10, 2026.

  1. NASA, Artemis II www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii
    Crewed Lunar Flyby
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. NASA, Artemis II www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii
    along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on the Artemis II mission
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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