More than half a century after humans last ventured to the Moon, NASA has set a date to go back. The US space agency confirmed that 6 March is the target launch day for Artemis II, a mission that will send astronauts around the Moon for the first time since 1972.
The announcement marks a defining moment in modern space exploration and signals a new chapter in humanity’s return to deep space.
The Artemis II mission will carry four astronauts on a 10-day voyage. They will travel around the far side of the Moon before looping back to Earth, a path not taken by humans in more than five decades.
The crew includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, alongside Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Ahead of launch, the astronauts will enter quarantine in Houston to minimise exposure to illness before liftoff.
The mission represents the first crewed lunar expedition since the final Apollo flight in 1972.
