Artemis 2 is most similar to Apollo 8. What the missions had in common
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NASA's Artemis 2 mission is similar to the Apollo 8 mission, with a crew of astronauts circling the moon and returning to Earth. The mission will test systems and hardware needed for future lunar landings and will be the first human moon mission since the Apollo era ended in 1972.
NASA's Artemis 2 rocket launch is set for April 1 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will send a crew of four astronauts around the moon and back. Like Apollo 8, the crew will not make a lunar landing, but will pave the way for future astronauts to step foot on the lunar surface. The Artemis 2 crew will travel up to 6,000 miles beyond the far side of the moon, farther than any humans have gone before. The mission will test the Orion capsule and the Space Launch System rocket. The crew includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and two others.
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