The final phase of the Artemis project, Artemis III, will put astronauts on the Moon once again - but no sooner than 2025. Science 50 years since the last Apollo astronauts went to the moon, NASA is finally going back The four astronauts will embark on a roughly 10-day mission around the Moon and back without landing on the lunar surface. With the test flight finally under Orion's belt and its first crew named, space program officials are preparing for the second phase of Artemis, which is scheduled to take place in 2024.
Officials had scuttled the scheduled launch of Artemis I several times over technical problems, including a hydrogen leak, as well as severe weather. Cabana said after the Orion splashed down safely in December that the spacecraft performed "flawlessly" despite a few minor glitches. The goal of that mission was to test the new Artemis rocket and spacecraft ahead of a crewed flight. Artemis I occurred last year, when NASA launched the uncrewed Orion on a test mission to space in November, sending the ship around the Moon and back on a 1.4-million-mile journey that lasted 25 and a half days. The mission will be the second phase of NASA's Artemis program. Hansen, an astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency, served as a fighter pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Koch was an engineer and a scientific field worker before becoming an astronaut, and her 328-day stint in space set a record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman. Wiseman and Glover both have taken flights to the International Space Station, and were both captains in the U.S.
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