Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:13am on 02 Apr 2026,Thursday Science
NASA successfully launched Artemis II on April 2, sending four astronauts aboard the Space Launch System from Kennedy Space Center. The mission marks the first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years, carrying three Americans and one Canadian. The roughly 10-day journey will orbit the Moon without landing, testing spacecraft systems and manual piloting. The crew includes the first woman, first person of color, and first non-American on such a mission. Despite delays, the launch proceeded under near-ideal conditions, witnessed by thousands. Artemis II aims to validate systems ahead of a planned Moon landing mission later this decade.
