Artemis II mission to travel around the moon

As layoffs continue to sweep the space industry, Artemis II teams are determined to remain focused on their moon mission as they attempt to make up for missed deadlines with fewer workers. It’s taken years for NASA to get this far in the Artemis mission. The mission will send astronauts to and from lunar orbit for the first time in five decades. Several Artemis II team leaders said that ideally they would like to launch before April 2026.