NASA’s Artemis II plans to send a crew around the Moon to test equipment and lay the groundwork for a future landing
- Written by Margaret Landis, Assistant Professor of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University
A banner signed by NASA employees and contractors outside Launch Complex 39B, where NASA’s Artemis II rocket is visible in the background.NASA/Joel Kowsky, CC BY-NC-NDAlmost as tall as a football field, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and capsule stack traveled slowly – just under 1 mile per hour – out to the Artemis II...