What to know about the Apollo mission that set the precedent for Artemis II

The Artemis II launched from Florida, sending a crew of four astronauts on a mission around the moon, but before this could ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Apollo Program

Scheduled to launch in early 2026, NASA’s Artemis 2 is part of the bold 21st-century vision for returning astronauts to the lunar surface Far from ordinary, it took a cutting-edge NASA design to ...

From Apollo to Artemis: How moon missions get their names

The shift from Apollo to Artemis is not just about naming—it captures a deeper transition from a race to reach the Moon to a ...
USA Today

Artemis 2 is most similar to Apollo 8. What the missions had in common

NASA's Artemis 2 mission will send four astronauts to circle the moon, similar to the Apollo 8 mission of 1968. Like Apollo 8, the Artemis 2 crew will not land on the moon but will test systems for ...
The Hill

The world of Artemis II is very different than that of the Apollo moon landings

Apollo 17’s Gene Cernan spoke some of the last words from the surface of the moon on December 14, 1972: “And, as we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall ...