NASA’s Artemis II mission will take an astronaut crew around the Moon – a space policy expert describes the long road to launch
- Written by Scott Pace, Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, George Washington University
NASA's Space Launch System rocket will launch a crewed capsule into orbit and then on a mission around the Moon. AP Photo/John RaouxNASA is once again shooting for the Moon, for the first time since the 1970s. As soon as April 2026, NASA will launch its Artemis II mission, using the Space Launch System heavy lift rocket to send a crewed...