“The endeavor like Artemis over a half a century after Apollo is hard,” Nelson said ... for Artemis II and only adjusting the reentry trajectory, instead of replacing the heat shield.

Artemis II will be the first crewed mission for NASA's Artemis program, the agency's first lunar program since the Apollo missions ended in 1972. The NASA campaign aims to establish a long-term ...

Teams considered several factors, including science potential, terrain, lighting and whether the landing trajectory would ... humans on the Moon since Apollo 17. Artemis 3 is expected to be ...