Is Artemis II landing on the moon? No, but here’s which mission could

USA Today·Apr 1

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The Artemis II mission has flown around the moon, with its crew traveling farther from earth than any humans in history. The mission did not include a lunar landing, and it is unclear when a moon landing will occur. The Artemis II crew has returned to earth, splashing down after their historic trip around the moon.

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In April 2026, four Artemis II astronauts flew 406,771 kilometres from Earth — farther than any humans in history — breaking the Apollo 13 record from 1970 not by landing on the Moon, but by looping around its far side on a free-return path while the Moon’s ell

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