"NASA's Artemis II mission is set to launch as early as this week from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth."
"The mission uses NASA's Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft, which will fly around the Moon before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean around April 10."
"In 2021, NASA awarded SpaceX a $2.89 billion contract to develop the Starship Human Landing System, a modified version of Starship designed to ferry astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface."
"Before SpaceX's Starship Human Landing System (HLS) can put anyone on the Moon, it has to solve a problem no rocket has demonstrated at scale, which is refueling in orbit."
NASA's Artemis II mission is set to launch from Kennedy Space Center, carrying four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon. This mission marks the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. The mission will utilize NASA's Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft, which will return to Earth after the lunar flyby. Following Artemis II, SpaceX's Starship Human Landing System will be crucial for future lunar landings, although it faces challenges with orbital refueling.
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