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🚀 Humans are heading back to the Moon. This week marked a historic milestone as NASA launched the Artemis II mission, sending astronauts farther from Earth than any crew since Apollo 17 in 1972. In this episode of This Week in Spaceflight, we break down everything you need to know about the launch, the mission timeline, and what comes next as humanity prepares to return to the lunar surface. 🌕 In this episode: Artemis II launch and mission timeline What the crew will do on their journey to the Moon Future plans for Artemis and lunar exploration Stoke Space assembling its Nova rocket China’s new rockets including Kinetica-2 Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) arrives for launch prep Impulse Space tests its Deneb engine Weekly launch recap + what’s coming next 👨‍🚀 The Artemis II crew includes: * Reid Wiseman * Victor Glover * Christina Koch * Jeremy Hansen 📊 This mission is a critical step toward future lunar landings and eventually building a sustained human presence on the Moon. ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. Click JOIN above to get started.⚡ 🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal. 🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera. 🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, D Wise, NASA, JAXA, CAS Space, SpaceX, Stoke Space, CCTV, 金陵上空的鷹, Space Pioneer, Deep Blue Aerospace, Impulse Space, Rocket Lab, ESA, Roscosmos, Centre Spatial Guyanais. ✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton. 💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed). 0 🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy/ #SpaceNews #Artemis #Starship #NASA #Moon #LunarReturn #SLS #Artemis #NASA #Spaceflight #Moon #ArtemisII #SpaceNews #RocketLaunch #SLS #SpaceExploration #Mars LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3