NASA's Artemis program is the agency's ambitious campaign to return Americans to the surface of the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

The upcoming Artemis II represents the first crewed U.S. lunar mission since the 1970s and will precede the Artemis III moon landing in 2027.

NASA has confirmed that not only is Artemis II on track for launch by April 2026, but could potentially be moved up to February.

The to travel within the vicinity of the moon in more than half a century could be embarking on their historic journey much earlier than expected.

NASA's Artemis campaign represents of not only , but leaving them there. In the years ahead, the groundwork could be laid for a permanent human settlement on Earth's celestial neighbor, which would serve as a base of operations to

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