First Crewed Lunar Mission in Over Half a Century Set to Launch as Early as Early April | WPN World People News

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ’s long-delayed and repeatedly postponed crewed lunar mission, Artemis II, has finally shown signs of progress! It is expected to launch as early as April 1.

According to foreign media reports, NASA recently stated that the Artemis II mission is ready for launch and could lift off from Florida as early as April 1. This will mark the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years since the final crewed moon landing mission of the Apollo program.

The Artemis II mission will, for the first time, include a woman, a person of color, and a non-American astronaut. The four crew members are Americans Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen. They will embark on a space journey lasting approximately 10 days.

In addition, this mission will be the first crewed flight of NASA’s new Space Launch System . The mission will only perform a lunar flyby and will not land on the Moon, but it will lay the groundwork for future lunar landing missions.