Four for the moon! NASA names Artemis 2 crew for 1st lunar mission ...
The Artemis 2 crew will become the 25th through 28th people to voyage to the moon.
www.space.comHere’s the latest on Artemis II crew based on the most recent publicly available updates:
- NASA and CSA astronauts: The Artemis II crew consists of commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch (all NASA), and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen as the fourth mission specialist. This lineup has been consistently reported since the 2023 announcement and reiterated in updates through 2025 and 2026.[4][8]
- Mission status as of early 2026: Artemis II completed its lunar flyby phase and is in the return-to-Earth phase, with ongoing updates about the crew’s health, vehicle status, and re-entry preparations. Reports indicate Orion “Integrity” remains the spacecraft for the crew’s return trajectory, and NASA continues to monitor the mission’s final phases.[2][9]
- Notable milestones covered in recent coverage: the crew’s lunar flyby marked a historic close approach to the Moon on a free-return trajectory, after which the focus shifted to safely returning to Earth and splashdown procedures in the Pacific Ocean.[1][2]
If you’d like, I can pull the most current official NASA briefings or CSA updates and summarize with exact timestamps and quotes. I can also provide a short, citable timeline of Artemis II events from launch to splashdown.