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NASA Targets April 1 for First Crewed Artemis Moon Mission
Key Takeaways
- NASA targets April 1, 2026 for Artemis II — the first crewed flight around the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972
- Four-person crew includes Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch (first woman to the Moon), and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen
- The 10-day mission will validate Orion's life support systems on a free-return lunar trajectory before any landing attempt
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DT Editorial Team··via nasa.gov