NASA’s Artemis II Crewed Mission to Moon successfully lifts off

Four astronauts are headed to the Moon on a spaceship they have named Integrity. The Artemis II mission opens up a new chapter in space exploration.

New Delhi: NASA’s Artemis II crewed lunar flyby mission has successfully lifted off from the Launch Complex 39B, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This is the first integrated crewed flight of the brand new hardware developed for NASA’s ambitious Artemis programme to establish a sustained human presence on the lunar surface. The Artemis II crew consisting of Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch are passengers on the Orion Spaceship, that is flying on top of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Artemis II is the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in December 1972.

The Artemis II rocket at the launch pad. (Image Credit: NASA).

The two day countdown proceeded nominally. The day began with the Artemis II crew suiting up inside the crew quarters, which is a long-standing tradition........

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