NASA has revealed some of the mementos that will fly on board Artemis II. The mission, whose first launch window opens on February 6, will be the first crewed mission of the Artemis program. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman,

The Artemis II crew comprises NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. They will fly in a

A day-by-day look at the upcoming lunar journey.

The Artemis II crew will travel approximately 4,600 miles beyond the far side of the Moon. They will see the Earth and the Moon from Orion’s windows, with the Moon close in the foreground and the Earth nearly 250,000 miles in the background. From the crew’s location, the Moon will look about the size of a basketball held at arm’s length.

If all goes to plan, NASA will launch its Artemis II mission in February

NASA is inviting people around the world to submit their names to fly to the moon aboard the Artemis II mission, marking the first crewed lunar flight of the Artemis program.